1. Noun
The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
2. Noun
An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.
3. Noun
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.
4. Noun
a share set aside for a specific purpose
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
5. Noun
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
Vocabulary classified under Computing and technology
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