n. 25B6; noun
the efficient allocation of resources : ALLOTMENT, assignment, distribution, apportionment, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parcelling out, rationing out, dividing out/up; informal divvying up.
our annual allocation of funds : ALLOWANCE, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, slice; informal cut; Brit. informal whack.