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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
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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
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“Allocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allocation. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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