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/ˌæləkˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Allocation n.

The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.

An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. "The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants."

The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; a term used in the English exchequer.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... few natural resources, since 1971 it has become the world's third-largest economy, ranking behind only the US and the USSR. Government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, and a comparatively small defense allocation have helped Japan advance rapidly, notably in high-technology fields. Industry, the most important sector of the economy, is heavily dependent on imported raw materials and fuels. Self-sufficent in rice, Japan must import 50% of its ...

— The 1991 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... same purpose. In Scotland at the same time a certain part of Scotland's share of the "whisky" money was set aside for the provision of secondary education in urban and rural districts, and Secondary Education Committees were appointed in the counties and principal boroughs charged with the allocation of the funds towards the aid and increase of the provision of higher education in their ...

— The Children: Some Educational Problems • Alexander Darroch

... strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) have helped Japan advance with extraordinary rapidity to the rank of second most powerful economy in the world. One notable characteristic of the economy is the working together of manufacturers, ...

— The 1999 CIA Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

... 1. Allocation of front. (The front of an American battalion will average about 1,000 yards.) Diagrams: A. The Regiment. B. The Battalion. C. The Company. D. The Platoon. 2. Distribution of effectives. Determined ...

— Military Instructors Manual • James P. Cole and Oliver Schoonmaker

... project, they keep it rigidly for their own swarm, and repel the approach of interlopers. Notwithstanding all our efforts, and very ingenious ones they were, we never, in a single instance, succeeded in procuring an allocation of original shares; and though we did now and then make a hit by purchase, we more frequently bought at a premium, and parted with our scrip at a discount. At the end of six months, we were not twenty pounds richer ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 • Various

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