{
    "term": "allocation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an amount of money, space, etc. that is given to somebody for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We have spent our entire allocation for the year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The allocation must be made according to a strict set of criteria."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity is trying to get its allocation increased for next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school gave them a generous allocation of money with which to purchase books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project was financed by an allocation of funds from the National Lottery."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["total", "fair"],
                "verb + allocation": ["get", "receive", "increase"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of giving something to somebody for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the allocation of food to those who need it most"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["efficient", "inefficient", "random"],
                "verb + allocation": ["make", "announce"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌæləˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "al/allocation/allocation__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌæləˈkeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "al/allocation/allocation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from medieval Latin allocatio(n-), from the verb allocare, from ad- ‘to’ + locare, from locus ‘place’."
}