Allocation
Allocation ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Late Latin allocatio: compare French 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.
3.
The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.