[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

allocation \al`loca"tion\, n. ll. allocatio: cf. f.
   allocation.
   1. the act of putting one thing to another; a placing;
      disposition; arrangement. --hallam.
      1913 webster

   2. an allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares
      in a company.
      1913 webster

            the allocation of the particular portions of
            palestine to its successive inhabitants. --a. r.
                                                  stanley.
      1913 webster

   3. the admission of an item in an account, or an allowance
      made upon an account; -- a term used in the english
      exchequer.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

allocation
     n 1: a share set aside for a specific purpose syn: allotment
     2: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning;
        distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of
        seats in the house of representatives is based on the
        relative population of each state" syn: allotment, apportionment,
         apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
     3: computer science the assignment of particular areas of a
        magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
see also:
allotment apportionment apportioning parceling parcelling assignation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

59 moby thesaurus words for "allocation":
   allotment, appointment, apportionment, appropriation, arrangement,
   array, arraying, assignment, attribution, collation, collocation,
   constitution, denomination, deployment, deposit, deposition,
   designation, determination, disposal, disposition, distribution,
   earmarking, emplacement, fixing, form, formation, formulation,
   lading, loading, localization, locating, location, marshaling,
   order, ordering, packing, pinning down, pinpointing, placement,
   placing, positioning, posting, precision, putting, regimentation,
   reposition, selection, setting aside, signification, situation,
   specification, spotting, stationing, stipulation, storage, stowage,
   structuring, syntax, tagging

[4] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

allocation, eng. law. an allowance upon account in the exchequer; or rather,
placing or adding to a thing. ency. lond.

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