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DictionaryallocationAssignment of shares
noun

allocation

al-uh-KAY-shun/ˌæləˈkeɪʃn/

The assignment of resources or responsibilities for a particular purpose.

The volunteer's allocation of supplies gives each planting tray its own tools.

A volunteer distributes gardening supplies from a shared stock into separate planting trays, each containing a seedling, a small pot and a hand trowel, visibly assigning materials for planting.
Etymology
alLatinto, toward
+locLatinto place
+ationLatinaction or process

Built on 'to place,' this action noun presents distribution as assigning things to their intended places or purposes. Its earlier English sense was 'authorization,' rather than the act of distribution itself.

In context

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More examples

  • Our department's allocation will cover two new computers.
  • The project needs a clearer allocation of responsibilities.
  • Water allocations are reduced during the drought.

Forms

allocation · allocations

allocate verb — To assign something for a particular purpose.

Similar words

distribution
Emphasizes how shares are spread or delivered.
allotment
Often names the specific share rather than the assignment process.