Synonyms for allocation
- noun
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Noun
apportionment US, allotment, quota, apportioning, assignment, assignation, parceling US, parcelling UK
Definitions
- n. 1
The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Related words
- Word family
- allocational
- Phrases
- allocation unit
Forms
- Plural
- allocations → apportionments, allotments, quotas, apportionings…
Example sentences
- assignment The assignment took me longer than I had expected.
- quota We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
- allotment A good method for investing is a monthly allotment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| allocation | steady | |
| assignment | steady | |
| quota | falling | |
| allotment | falling | |
| apportioning | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- quota2
- 9 letters
- allotment3, parceling3
- 10 letters
- assignment3, parcelling
- 11 letters
- assignation
- 12 letters
- apportioning4
- 13 letters
- apportionment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quota2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- allocation
- Español
- asignación