allocation
nounCA, US, UK /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · AU /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.
1
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
2
That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
- The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
3
Embryology, Medicine, Sciences Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.