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1
the
process
of
giving
someone their part of a
total
amount
of something to use in a
particular
way:
Examples:
the allocation of
resources
/
funds
/time
Allocation of the
grants
was
handled
by a
charity
that
provides
support
and
advocacy
for
disabled
children
.
2
the part of a
total
amount
of something that someone is
given
to use in a
particular
way:
Examples:
The
university
is
offering
moving
allocations to anyone who is being
displaced
from
properties
it acquires.
Higher
budgetary allocations for
education
mean more
teachers
can be
hired
and
classes
can be
smaller
.
3
the
act
or
process
of
giving
out
parts
of a whole, or a part
given
out in this way:
Examples:
[
U
] The allocation of
space
in this
office
is
unusual
.
4
the
act
of
deciding
officially
which person,
company
,
area
of
business
, etc. something should be
given
to, or what
share
of a
total
amount
of something such as money or time should be
given
to someone to use in a
particular
way:
Examples:
resource
/time allocation
The
company
is
holding
a
review
into the
optimal
allocation of a salesperson's time.
allocation of
capital
/
funds
/
resources
The move will
lead
to more
efficient
pricing
and allocation of
capital
.
5
the
share
of a
total
amount
of something
given
to a person,
company
, etc.:
Examples:
The
program
is
financed
with a $5
billion
annual
allocation.
6
the
number
of new
shares
that are
offered
to each
possible
buyer
, or the
process
of
offering
them:
Examples:
The
rules
on performance-related
share
allocations are
extremely
complex
.
Each
individual
investor
got an allocation of 294
shares
.
7
a
cost
or an
amount
that is put in a
particular
place in a company's
accounts
, or the
process
of
putting
it there
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