allocation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiō. By surface analysis, allocate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌæl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛl.əˈkæɪ.ʃən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əlɵˈkeʃən/ === Noun === allocation (countable and uncountable, plural allocations) The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources. Synonym: apportionment That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement. (embryology) Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === allocation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (embryology) J.M.W. Slack (1991), “The concepts of experimental embryology”, in From Egg to Embryo, 2 edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 31, 32 === Anagrams === locational == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin allocātiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === allocation f (plural allocations) allocation granting, assignment benefit, allowance ==== Derived terms ==== allocation familiale === Further reading === “allocation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012