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Allocation Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| DOD Dictionary of Military Terms |
allocation
In a general sense, distribution for employment of limited forces and resources among competing requirements. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc. See also allocation (air); allocation (nuclear); allocation (transportation); apportionment. (JP 5-0)
In a general sense, distribution for employment of limited forces and resources among competing requirements. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc. See also allocation (air); allocation (nuclear); allocation (transportation); apportionment. (JP 5-0)
Allocation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Allocation
(n.)
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.
(n.)
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
(n.)
An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.
(n.)
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.
(n.)
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
(n.)
An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.
| WordNet 2.0 |
allocation
Noun
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
(synonym) allotment
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) reallocation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
(synonym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
(hypernym) assignment, assigning
(derivation) allocate, apportion
(classification) computer science, computing
Noun
1. a share set aside for a specific purpose
(synonym) allotment
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) reallocation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
(synonym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
(derivation) allocate, apportion
3. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
(hypernym) assignment, assigning
(derivation) allocate, apportion
(classification) computer science, computing
| hEnglish - advanced version |
allocation
allocation
\al`lo*ca"tion\ (&?;), n. [ll. allocatio: cf. f. allocation.]
1. the act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
2. an allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. the allocation of the particular portions of palestine to its successive inhabitants. r. stanley.
3. the admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the english exchequer.
similar words(3)
file allocation table
no-write allocation
register allocation
allocation
\al`lo*ca"tion\ (&?;), n. [ll. allocatio: cf. f. allocation.]
1. the act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
2. an allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. the allocation of the particular portions of palestine to its successive inhabitants. r. stanley.
3. the admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the english exchequer.
similar words(3)
file allocation table
no-write allocation
register allocation
Allocation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BASSAM Trade, Real Estate, Mortgage, Fund,Invest, Insurance,& Tax,Terms/abbreviations/defin. |
ALLOCATION
A breakdown of the value assigned to parts of a business that is sold, i.e., Fixtures, goodwill, equipment, etc. Example: A business is for sale for $1,000,000; a potential buyer would usually ask, "How did you arrive at that price?" The seller would then provide the basis for the asking price by breaking down the value of the different components of the business.
The quantity of bonds an underwriter, selling group member or customer receives in a primary market offering (typically received within 24 hours of the end of the order period). See also Order Period and Priority.
A breakdown of the value assigned to parts of a business that is sold, i.e., Fixtures, goodwill, equipment, etc. Example: A business is for sale for $1,000,000; a potential buyer would usually ask, "How did you arrive at that price?" The seller would then provide the basis for the asking price by breaking down the value of the different components of the business.
The quantity of bonds an underwriter, selling group member or customer receives in a primary market offering (typically received within 24 hours of the end of the order period). See also Order Period and Priority.
Allocation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Telecommunication Standard Terms |
allocation (of a frequency band)
1. Entry in the Table of Frequency Allocations of a given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more (terrestrial or space) radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under specified conditions. This term shall also be applied to the frequency band concerned. [NTIA ] [RR ] 2. The process of designating radio-frequency bands for use by specific radio services. (188 )
1. Entry in the Table of Frequency Allocations of a given frequency band for the purpose of its use by one or more (terrestrial or space) radiocommunication services or the radio astronomy service under specified conditions. This term shall also be applied to the frequency band concerned. [NTIA ] [RR ] 2. The process of designating radio-frequency bands for use by specific radio services. (188 )
| Fishery Glossary |
Allocation
1. A quantity of catch, effort or biomass attributed to a person, a vessel, and a fishing company. The allocation can be absolute (e.g. a number of tons) or relative (e.g. a % of the annual allowable catch) (US Dept. of Commerce, 1996)
2. Direct and deliberate distribution of the opportunity to participate in a fishery among identifiable, discrete user groups or individuals. (US Dept. of Commerce, 1996)
See: Access right.
1. A quantity of catch, effort or biomass attributed to a person, a vessel, and a fishing company. The allocation can be absolute (e.g. a number of tons) or relative (e.g. a % of the annual allowable catch) (US Dept. of Commerce, 1996)
2. Direct and deliberate distribution of the opportunity to participate in a fishery among identifiable, discrete user groups or individuals. (US Dept. of Commerce, 1996)
See: Access right.
Allocation Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
Allocation
The process of assigning activities, costs or facilities e.g. space to a certain organizational units.
The process of assigning activities, costs or facilities e.g. space to a certain organizational units.
| A Glossary of Political Economy Terms |
Allocation
The division of things into shares or portions. In economics, the term refers primarily to the "allocation of resources," the process by which economic resources get allotted (apportioned, assigned) to their particular uses for directly or indirectly satisfying human wants. The allocation process in a particular society's economy is the process by which the three fundamental economic questions get answered in that society: What goods and services are produced (and in what quantities)? By which of the various available technological means and recipes are each of these goods and services to be produced from the available land, labor and capital? For whom are each of these goods and services produced? (Which specific individuals get to use/consume each unit of each good or service produced?)
The division of things into shares or portions. In economics, the term refers primarily to the "allocation of resources," the process by which economic resources get allotted (apportioned, assigned) to their particular uses for directly or indirectly satisfying human wants. The allocation process in a particular society's economy is the process by which the three fundamental economic questions get answered in that society: What goods and services are produced (and in what quantities)? By which of the various available technological means and recipes are each of these goods and services to be produced from the available land, labor and capital? For whom are each of these goods and services produced? (Which specific individuals get to use/consume each unit of each good or service produced?)
Thus one may speak of "market allocation" of resources, "forcible allocation" of resources, "governmental allocation" of resources, "traditional" (or "customary") allocation of resources and so on, depending upon the kinds of social processes and incentives by which various sorts of scarce resources are allocated in the particular society under consideration.
[See also: factors of production]
Allocation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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