allocation
The act of planning and giving money, time, or work to different people or things.
The process of deciding how something such as money, time, or tasks is divided and given to different people, groups, or uses.
The part of money, time, or work that is given to one person, group, or thing.
A particular amount or share of money, time, or other resources that has been officially given to a person, group, or purpose.
How an investor divides their money between different types of investment, like stocks and bonds.
The overall pattern in which an investment portfolio is spread across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, real estate, and cash.
In computers, the act of giving some memory or other system power to a program so it can run.
In computing, the act of reserving a block of memory or other system resources so that a program or process can use them.
- Base: allocation
- Plural: allocation, allocations
allocation of funds
1deciding how money is divided
The official decision about how much money goes to each project, department, or activity.
- The allocation of funds for education increased this year.
- Citizens demanded clearer rules for the allocation of funds to local councils.
allocation of resources
1sharing out available resources
The action of deciding who gets money, time, or materials and giving these things to them.
- The allocation of resources in this company is not transparent.
- We need to review the allocation of resources before starting the new project.
allocation of responsibilities
1assigning duties to people
The way work and tasks are given to different people.
- Clear allocation of responsibilities helped the team avoid confusion.
- The manager updated the allocation of responsibilities after the reorganization.
allocation of time
1dividing time between tasks
The way you plan and give your time to different activities.
- Good allocation of time is essential during exams.
- Her poor allocation of time led to missed deadlines.
asset allocation
1how investments are spread
The plan for how much of your investment money goes into different types of assets, like shares or bonds.
- Her asset allocation is 70% stocks and 30% bonds.
- Regularly checking your asset allocation is important as you age.
budget allocation
1how a budget is divided
The plan that shows how money in a budget is split between different areas.
- Our marketing budget allocation will change next quarter.
- The committee reviewed the budget allocation for each department.
capital allocation
1how a company uses its capital
How a company decides to use its money, for example for new projects, buying other companies, or paying shareholders.
- The CEO is known for disciplined capital allocation.
- Poor capital allocation led the firm to invest in low-return projects.
memory allocation
1reserving computer memory for a program
In computing, the action of giving some of the computer’s memory to a program so it can run.
- Incorrect memory allocation caused the application to crash.
- The engineer optimized memory allocation to improve performance.
resource allocation
1deciding how resources are shared
The way an organization or person decides how to give time, money, or other things to different projects or people.
- Effective resource allocation helped the startup grow quickly.
- The report criticizes the poor resource allocation in the health sector.
- Better resource allocation could reduce waste and improve results.