English Online Dictionary. What means allocation? What does allocation mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Noun
allocation (countable and uncountable, plural allocations)
- The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
- That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.
- (embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region
Derived terms
Translations
References
- allocation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (embryology) J.M.W. Slack (1991) “The concepts of experimental embryology”, in From Egg to Embryo, 2 edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 32
Anagrams
- locational
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/
Noun
allocation f (plural allocations)
- allocation
- granting, assignment
- benefit, allowance
Derived terms
- allocation familiale
Further reading
- “allocation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.