allocation
/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/a-luh-KAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/a-luh-KAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of allocating
Common meaning: a share given out for a purpose
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- alto, towards (form of ad-)
- loca place, spotLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1074 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards (form of ad-)’ + ‘a place, spot’ → allocation
Journey through time
- Latinlocus‘a place, spot’
- Englishallocate‘to give out a share for a given use’
- Englishformed in English from allocateallocation‘a share given out for a purpose’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from allocate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ALLOCATE, p.17 · scan
Roots
- locus Latin “a place, spot”
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