English-Thai Dictionary

allocation

N การแบ่งส่วน  การ จัดสรร ปันส่วน  allotment distribution kan-baeng-suan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLOCATION

n.[L. ad and locatio, a placing, from locus, place. See Local. ] The act of putting one thing to another; hence its usual sense is the admission of an article of account, or an allowance made upon an account; a term used in the English Exchequer. [See Allow. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLOCATION

Al `lo *ca "tion, n. Etym: [LL. allocatio: cf. F. allocation. ]

 

1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement. Hallam.

 

2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants. A. R. Stanley.

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

allocation

al lo ca tion |ˌaləˈkāSHən ˌæləˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the action or process of allocating or distributing something: more efficient allocation of resources | ticket allocation. • an amount or portion of a resource assigned to a particular recipient. DERIVATIVES al lo ca tive |ˈaləˌkātiv |adjective (chiefly Economics )ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio (n- ), from the verb allocare (see allocate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

allocation

al ¦lo |ca ¦tion |aləˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of allocating or sharing out something: more efficient allocation of resources | ticket allocation. • [ count noun ] an amount of a resource assigned to a particular recipient. DERIVATIVES allocative adjective (chiefly Economics )ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio (n- ), from the verb allocare (see allocate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

allocation

allocation noun 1 the efficient allocation of resources: allotment, assignment, distribution, apportionment, sharing out, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, dishing out, parceling out, rationing out, dividing up /out; informal divvying up. 2 our annual allocation of funds: allowance, allotment, quota, share, ration, portion, grant, slice; informal cut.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

allocation

allocation noun 1 more efficient allocation of resources: allotment, assignment, issuing, issuance, awarding, grant, granting, administration; earmarking, designation, setting aside, budgeting; sharing out, apportionment, distribution, handing out, dealing out, doling out, giving out, parcelling out, rationing out, dividing out, dividing up, dispensation, measuring out, meting out; informal divvying up, dishing out. 2 the Ministry spent more than its annual allocation of funds: allowance, allotment, quota, share, ration, grant, limit, portion, helping, slice, stint, lot, measure, proportion, percentage; informal cut, whack.

 

French Dictionary

allocation

allocation n. f. nom féminin 1 Fait d ’allouer. 2 Prestation individualisée de la collectivité publique. : Allocations familiales. Des allocations de chômage. Note Technique 1 ° Ne pas confondre avec le nom indemnité, somme accordée en compensation de frais engagés, en réparation d ’un préjudice. 2 ° Ne pas confondre non plus avec le nom allocution, discours bref de caractère officiel. FORME FAUTIVE allocation. Anglicisme au sens de indemnité.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

allocation

à l lo c á tion 名詞 1 C «…への » 割り当て額 [量 ] «for , to » .2 U «…への » 割り当て, 分配, 配分 «to , for » .