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allocation

/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Allocation means: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.

Synonyms for allocation7

noun, as in the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation

noun, as in a share set aside for a specific purpose

allotment

noun, as in (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

storage allocation

What does allocation mean?3

noun

1

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan“the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”

2

a share set aside for a specific purpose

3

(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with allocation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for allocation, grouped by syllable

Allocation in a sentence

  • Algeria gives big and generous allocations to education and healthcare in the state budget.Amastan
  • Algeria's state budget gives big allocations to education and healthcare.Amastan
  • Algeria's state budget gives generous allocations to education and healthcare.Amastan
  • The President shall promulgate a regulation providing for the mandatory allocation of crude oil.hecko2
  • Allocation of resources can be a difficult task when you have no resources at all.AlanF_US
  • It's all about intelligent allocation of resources.AlanF_US
  • The charitable food bank provided each of their registered needy families with an allocation of basic foodstuffs.Delian

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Forms of allocation

as a noun

plural
allocations