Synonyms for allocation
ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃən

Princeton's WordNet(1.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. allotment, allocation(noun)

   a share set aside for a specific purpose

   Synonyms:
   apportioning, apportionment, parceling, storage allocation, allotment, assignation, parcelling

2. allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation(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"

   Synonyms:
   apportioning, apportionment, tryst, parceling, storage allocation, allotment, assignation, parcelling

3. allocation, storage allocation(noun)

   (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

   Synonyms:
   storage allocation, apportionment, assignation, parceling, allotment, apportioning, parcelling

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1. List of paraphrases:

   assignment, distribution, allowance, assigning, attribution, apportionment, allocations, mapping, award, allocating, allotment, awarding, stipend, appropriation, assignments, breakdown, allocate, assign, imputation, posting, earmarking, allocated, allowances, granting, envelope, stations, staffing, endowment, placement, dispatch, division, map, grant, sharing, benefit, provision, distributing

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How to use allocation in a sentence?

1. Josh Bamberger:

   There doesn’t have to be any new allocation of funding, just repurposing of funding.

2. Judith Ward:

   As long as you have an appropriate asset allocation and take a long-term view, you'll be all right.

3. Chief Executive Jay Hooley:

   Institutional net outflows (in 2015) were primarily driven by client asset allocation shifts and redemptions by a client that is in-sourcing their business, redemptions by this client are expected to continue through the remainder of 2016.

4. Zack Ellison:

   Having access to the allocation of new bond issues is one of the best ways for investors to source liquidity.

5. Republican Senator Pat Toomey:

   It is not meant to be exclusively for Boeing... You should not think of it as a Boeing allocation.

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