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Grammar : Noun
Spell : al-uh-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən



Definition of allocation

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocationem (nominative allocatio), noun of action from past participle stem of allocare (see allocate).
  • noun distribution
Example sentences :
  • As respects this allocation, how would I modify that instrument?
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation—will be entrusted to you.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • The first order problem is the allocation of scarce resources.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • This case constitutes an abuse of the principle of allocation.
  • Extract from : « The Church on the Changing Frontier » by Helen O. Belknap
  • Recollect, all the management—that is, the allocation—will be intrusted to you.
  • Extract from : « Tales from "Blackwood" » by Various
  • These proportions have become to a large extent stereotyped in the allocation of such grants.
  • Extract from : « Against Home Rule (1912) » by Various
  • They have never been quite happy since the allocation; and I caught him yesterday pumping our broker in the back shop.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • On the day which succeeded the allocation, the following entry appeared in the Glasgow share lists.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various
  • Allocation of resources within a system and strategies of co-evolution are seen as resources of incremental performance.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Fourth, to continue the priorities and allocation authority in the field of transportation.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman » by Harry S. Truman

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