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Synonyms for allocation
ˌæl əˈkeɪ ʃənal·lo·ca·tion

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  1. allotment, allocationnoun

    a share set aside for a specific purpose

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

  2. allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignationnoun

    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 allocationnoun

    (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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How to use allocation in a sentence?

  1. Thursday Orange's chief executive:

    Given the level of investments needed in fixed and mobile roll-out, and upcoming spectrum allocation, we will see consolidation come back to the table again.

  2. Eric Roberge:

    It's challenging to speak with a client about making changes to his or her portfolio after a year like this one, why would anyone want to choose a different allocation when they just made 15 percent on the year?

  3. Altan Redes:

    The balance of the allocation of infrastructure between the technological providers is optimal, avoiding an exclusive dependence on either one.

  4. New York:

    For the lower-performing facilities, we are going to give them less, if any, of the new allocation.

  5. Hillary Clinton:

    Look, I don't believe you change hearts, i believe you change laws, you change allocation of resources, you change the way systems operate. You're not going to change every heart. You're not. But at the end of the day, we could do a whole lot to change some hearts and change some systems and create more opportunities for people who deserve to have them, to live up to their own God-given potential.


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