ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin allocation-, allocatio, from allocatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion
1. archaic : the action of putting or adding one thing to another
2. : the action of apportioning : apportionment for specific purposes or to particular persons or organizations: as
a. in accounting : the apportionment of costs and expenses to accounts according to some arbitrary rule
b. : apportionment as a governmental or economic control measure
the allocation of resources in a war economy
3. : a governmental or economic apportioning schedule or an assignment in it
materials now on allocation
4. : the amount allocated to one sharer