Hyphenation of ALLOCATION

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ALLOCATION? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

AL-LO-CA-TION

Definitions of ALLOCATION:

1.
A share set aside for a specific purpose
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
3.
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

Synonyms of ALLOCATION:

noun allotment, share, portion, part, percentage
noun allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation, distribution
noun assignment, assigning

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