allocation
noun
[ aləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of allocating or sharing out something.
• "more efficient allocation of resources"
Similar:
allotment,
assignment,
issuing,
issuance,
awarding,
grant,
granting,
administration,
earmarking,
designation,
setting aside,
budgeting,
sharing out,
apportionment,
distribution,
handing out,
dealing out,
doling out,
giving out,
parcelling out,
rationing out,
dividing out,
dividing up,
dispensation,
measuring out,
meting out,
divvying up,
dishing out,
Origin:
late Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio(n- ), from the verb allocare (see allocate).
