allocation

English

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Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō.

Noun

allocation (plural allocations)

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.

Translations

The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

• Bulgarian: разпределение (bg) (razpredelenie), отпускане (bg) (otpuskane)
• Danish: allokering (da)
• Dutch: allocatie (nl), toewijzing
• Finnish: jako (fi), jakaminen (fi), allokointi (fi)
• French: allocation (fr) f

• German: Zuteilung (de) f, Zuweisung (de) f
• Polish: alokacja (pl) f, dystrybucja (pl) f
• Serbo-Croatian: preraspodjela (sh), redistribucija (sh) f, realokacija (sh) f
• Spanish: asignación (es) f, reparto (es) m, distribución (es) f

Derived terms

• allocational

Anagrams

• locational

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French

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō.

Noun

allocation f (plural allocations)

1. allocation
2. granting, assignment
3. benefit, allowance