Synonym: allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling, storage allocation. Similar words: location, relocation, vocation, allocate, avocation, revocation, invocation, provocation. Meaning: [‚æləʊ'keɪʃn] 
n. 1. a share set aside for a specific purpose 2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan 3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.
n. 1. a share set aside for a specific purpose 2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan 3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions. 
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1. The aid allocation for Pakistan was still under review.
2. The allocation must be made according to a strict set of criteria.
3. We have spent our entire allocation for the year.
4. We've spent our entire allocation for the year.
5. Town planning and land allocation had to be coordinated.
6. The whole question of the allocation of resources will keep under review next week.
7. The whole question of the allocation of resources will come up for review next week.
8. The charity is trying to get its allocation upped for next year.
9. You can't swallow the promise of financial allocation that you made yesterday.
10. The school gave them a generous allocation of money with which to purchase books.
11. Twelve hours a week seemed a generous allocation of your time.
12. The whole question of the allocation of resources will be under review next week.
13. He suggested that I contacted the frequency allocation department.
14. An insensitive allocation policy could only frustrate their efforts.
15. No one is saying that asset allocation is bad.
16. He wants a larger allocation in any case.
17. The allocation for atomic research has been doubled.
18. This was task allocation taken to its ultimate extreme.
19. Accommodation will be confirmed on your Booking allocation.
20. Is there any task allocation at all - for example, do only one or two nurses give the insulin?
21. Such a pattern of resource allocation is called a Pareto optimum.
22. The largest allocation went on defence, at 21.3 percent of recurrent spending.sentence dictionary
23. The activities would demand collaborative work, role allocation and sharing.
24. For more detailed information about the allocation of Offline Manager privilege, see Section 11 of this manual.
25. The manager should discuss with the allocation officer the detailed plans of allocation and holidays for nurses in training.
26. The head porter is responsible for the supervision and allocation of duties.
27. University funds are determined yearly by Congress; unfortunately, their allocation often depends upon political factors.
28. The distribution of taxes depends on the assumptions about the incidence, discussed below, and on the allocation series.
29. The first move has been in converting to a project-based resource allocation system rather than funding an overall area of activity.
30. In the face of competing claims on scarce resources, the allocation process can also become highly political.
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