allocation

/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/

distribution of resources

The company made an allocation of funds for the new project.

The company set aside a portion of its budget for the new project.

Business

formal

the process of distributing resources, funds, or tasks to specific purposes or individuals

The government announced an allocation of $10 million for disaster relief.

The government designated $10 million to be used for disaster relief efforts.

Often used in financial, business, or project management contexts.

Technology

technical

in computing, the assignment of memory or storage space to a specific task or program

The operating system handles memory allocation for running applications.

The operating system manages how memory is assigned to different programs.

Common in software development and system administration.

Collocations

budget allocationthe distribution of funds within a budgetresource allocationthe assignment of resources to tasks or projectsmemory allocationthe assignment of memory space in computing

to assign resources to a specific task or purpose

In business, allocation often involves budgeting or resource planning.

In computing, allocation refers to memory or storage management.

Use 'allocation' when referring to the deliberate distribution of resources, not just general sharing.

From Middle French 'allocation,' from Latin 'allocatio,' meaning 'a placing aside,' from 'allocare' (to assign).

In business and finance, allocation often refers to the distribution of funds or resources. In technology, it refers to memory or storage assignment.

alloc

to assign or distribute

root

-ation

the action or process of

suffix

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