allocation

allocation

noun

Definition of ALLOCATION

1

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action <recognizing the importance of the arts in the health of a city, the council increased the allocation for the city's annual jazz festival>

Synonyms allocation, allotment, annuity, entitlement, grant, subsidy, subvention

Related Words aid, assistance, block grant, grant-in-aid, set-aside; foreign aid, relief, state aid; advance, allowance, benefit, bequest, endowment, fund, legacy, stipend, trust, trust fund

2

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group <the allocation of Halloween candy became my job when I was too old to go trick-or-treating myself>

Synonyms admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance

Related Words reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition; division, partition, separation