The meaning of ALLOCATION is the action of putting or adding one thing to another. How to use allocation in a sentence.

ALLOCATION definition: 1. the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a particular…. Learn more.

allocation In a general sense, distribution of limited resources among competing requirements for employment. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and …

An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

ALLOCATION definition: the act of allocating; apportionment. See examples of allocation used in a sentence.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun allocation, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

al•lo•ca•tion (al′ə kā′ shən), n. apportionment. the state of being allocated. the share or portion allocated. Business [Ac countable ing.]a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the …