to decide officially that sth will be used for a particular purpose; to give sth officially to a particular person or thing 把…（正式）划归；把…（正式）拨给◆The company will allocate more capital to its wholesale business. 公司将更多的资金划拨给批发业务。◆A large sum has been allocated for new equipment. 已划拨了一大笔款项购买新设备。◆Jobs have now been allocated to all new staff. 工作现已分配给了所有的新员工。◆All new staff have now been allocated jobs. 所有新员工现已分配了工作。
() to decide which department, product, etc. (cost centre) a particular cost relates to 分配；配置◆Each item of income and expenditure must be allocated to the appropriate finance code. 每个项目的收入和支出都必须分配适当的财务代码。
▸allocation /ˌæləˈkeɪʃn/
noun
[, ]◆We have spent our entire allocation for the year. 我们已用完今年划拨的全部款项。◆The allocation of resources must be made more efficient. 资源配置必须更加有效率。