Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.2. (n.) An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company. 3. (n.) The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer. Thesaurus 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 |