Associations to the word «Allocation»

Wiktionary

ALLOCATION, noun. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, noun. The mechanics of investment; where one applies one's goods (for greatest possible future gain); how one disposes of one's resources (for greatest possible effect). Often used as a term in conjunction with economics.

Dictionary definition

ALLOCATION, noun. A share set aside for a specific purpose.
ALLOCATION, noun. 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".
ALLOCATION, noun. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King