allocation

(noun)

noun

1. a share set aside for a specific purpose

Similar word(s): allotment

Definition categories: possession, part, percentage, portion, share

2. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Similar word(s): allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling

Definition categories: act, distribution

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

Definition categories: act, assigning, assignment

Sentences with allocation as a noun:

- The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.