allocation-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: a share

Commentary: The share or a piece of something, set aside for a particular purpose. Treated as an abstract entity.

Examples:
Each family in need will receive their allocation of welfare funds.
I stashed my daily allocation of lunch money inside my locker.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: distribution of shares

Commentary: ALLOCATION[+event] The act of distributing a piece or share of something.

Examples:
The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives is determined by the population of each state.
Within a few minutes, I had finished the allocation of resources among the Trustees.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: computer disk space

Commentary: ALLOCATION[+event] In computer science, the assignment of disk space to data or instructions.

Examples:
Maybe the program will run faster if we increase its relative disk allocation.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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