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Allocation synonyms
alōkāən, aləkāən
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assignment
The act of assigning, or an assigned task
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  1. The act of assigning, or an assigned task
  2. (Law) a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer
  3. A position or post of duty to which one is assigned:
apportionment
Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.
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  1. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population.
  2. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.
  3. The allocation, distribution, or division of something into proportionate shares.
dispensation
A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
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  1. A religious system or code of commands considered to have been divinely revealed or appointed.
  2. (R.C.Ch.) An exemption or release from the provisions of a specific church law
  3. An exemption from a church law, a vow, or another similar obligation granted in a particular case by an ecclesiastical authority.
distribution
The result of distributing; arrangement
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  1. The result of distributing; arrangement
  2. A characterization of the occurrence of the actual unique values in a set of data (as in a frequency distribution) or of the theoretical unique values of a random variable (as in a probability distribution).
  3. At common law, the transfer of personal property to the heirs of an individual who died intestate. At common law, the transfer of personal property to the heirs of an individual who died intestate.
division
A sharing or apportioning; distribution
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  1. A sharing or apportioning; distribution
  2. The proportional distribution of a quantity or entity:
  3. (Biology) Cell division.
allotment
(Mil.) A portion of one's pay regularly deducted, as for one's dependents, insurance premiums, etc.
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  1. (Mil.) A portion of one's pay regularly deducted, as for one's dependents, insurance premiums, etc.
  2. (Brit.) A small plot of public land rented to an individual for growing vegetables or flowers
  3. A thing allotted; portion; share
allowance
A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise:
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  1. A price reduction, especially one granted in exchange for used merchandise:
  2. Something allowed as a share; specif., an amount of money, food, etc. given regularly to a child, dependent, etc. or to military personnel for a specific purpose
  3. A portion or share, especially of money.
dole
That which is thus given out
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  1. That which is thus given out
  2. A giving out of money or food to those in great need; relief
  3. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given:
lot
(Informal) A large extent, amount, or number:
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  1. (Informal) A large extent, amount, or number:
  2. A number of persons or things regarded as a group
  3. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
measure
A limited amount or degree:
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  1. A limited amount or degree:
  2. The act or process of determining extent, dimensions, etc.; measurement
  3. A standard for determining extent, dimensions, etc.; unit of measurement, as an inch, yard, or bushel
part
An essential element or constituent; integral portion which can be separated, replaced, etc.
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  1. An essential element or constituent; integral portion which can be separated, replaced, etc.
  2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
  3. (--- Math.) An aliquot part
portion
A person's lot or fate.
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  1. A person's lot or fate.
  2. A woman's dowry:
  3. The part of experience supposedly allotted to a person by fate; one's lot; destiny
quantum
A discrete, indivisible manifestation of a physical property, such as a force or angular momentum. Some quanta take the form of elementary particles; for example, the quantum of electromagnetic radiation is the photon, while the quanta of the weak force are the W and Z particles.
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  1. A discrete, indivisible manifestation of a physical property, such as a force or angular momentum. Some quanta take the form of elementary particles; for example, the quantum of electromagnetic radiation is the photon, while the quanta of the weak force are the W and Z particles.
  2. (Physics) The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.
  3. A specified portion.
quota
A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
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  1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
  2. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit:
  3. A share or proportion which each of a number is called upon to contribute, or which is assigned to each; proportional share
ration
A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
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  1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
  2. A portion designated to a person or group.
  3. A fixed portion; share; allowance
share
One of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a company is divided:
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  1. One of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a company is divided:
  2. A just, due, reasonable, or full part or quota
  3. A part or portion that belongs or is allotted to an individual, or the part contributed by an individual
split
A thing that is formed by splitting, such as a strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.
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  1. A thing that is formed by splitting, such as a strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.
  2. (Informal) A share, as of loot or booty
  3. A drink or portion half the usual size
cut
A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
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  1. A single selection of music from a recording, especially a phonograph recording.
  2. (Informal) A portion of profits or earnings; a share.
  3. A piece or part cut off or out
divvy
(Slang) A division
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  1. (Slang) A division
  2. A foolish person.
  3. A share or portion.
Find another word for allocation. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for allocation, like: admeasurement, assignment, apportionment, dispensation, distribution, division, allotment, allowance, dole, lot and measure.

Sentence Examples

  • In this false allocation, James Francis Stephens also in 1826 acquiesced (Gen.

  • I see how human ingenuity and new technologies have eliminated previously insoluble problems once we stand back and let free markets do what they do best: direct the allocation of capital to find a solution.

  • Notwithstanding the inconsistency of his allocation of substances to the different groups (for instance, acetic acid was placed in the vegetable class, while the acetates and the products of their dry distillation, acetone, &c., were placed in the mineral class), this classification came into favour.

  • Politically the city is divided into six Reichstag and four Landtag constituencies, returning six and nine members respectively, and it must be noted that in the case of the Landtag the allocation of seats dated from 1860, so that the city, in proportion to its population, was in 1908 much under-represented.

  • The attractions of the Spanish Main converted the seafaring folk of south-west England into hardy Protestants, who could on conscientious as well as other grounds contest a papal allocation the of new worlds to Spain and Portugal.

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