Allocation synonyms

distribution

(Economics) The apportionment of income or wealth in a population.

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quantum

The amount or quantity observably present, or available. [from 18th c.]

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ration

Food issued or available to members of a group.

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apportionment

The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.

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lot

The definition of a lot is a large number or greater extent.

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allotment

(Law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.

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assignment

(Computing) an operation that assigns a value to a variable

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dispensation

The system by which anything is administered; management

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division

(Biol.) A major category in the classification of living organisms, esp. plants, ranking above a class and below a kingdom: it can include one class or many similar classes: the Latinized division names are capitalized but not italicized (Ex.: Pinophyta, gymnosperms)

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dole

A giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief

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part

(US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions. ^syn.^transl.

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portion

A part or limited quantity of anything, esp. that allotted to a person; share

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cut

A share or portion.

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divvy

A foolish person.

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allowance

Allowance is defined as a specific amount of something available for use.

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measure

Limit; bounds:

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quota

The definition of a quota is a part of a goal which is assigned to someone.

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share

(Finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

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split

A thing that is formed by splitting, such as a strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.

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collect (related)

A brief formal prayer that is used in various Western liturgies before the epistle and that varies with the day.

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storage allocation

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

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apportioning

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

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parceling

(Naut.) Canvas strips, usually covered with tar, wrapped around a rope to protect it

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parcelling

(Nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.

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assignation

Something assigned, especially an allotment.

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loading

The action of the verb to load.

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localization

The act of localizing.

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structuring

Structure; organization