allocation

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English

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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Noun

allocation (countable and uncountable, 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.
    • 2024 January 10, Chris Gilson, “RAIL's famous five...”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 27:
      Following allocation to Toton on January 1 1996, it stayed there until transferral to Crewe in November 2000, before being stored at Eastleigh on December 17 the same year.
  2. That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
    The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.
  3. (embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region

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References

  • allocation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • (embryology) J.M.W. Slack (1991) “The concepts of experimental embryology”, in From Egg to Embryo, 2 edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 32

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

allocation f (plural allocations)

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

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