英汉词典

1. 分配物；分配额；（尤指）划拨款项
    An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

    e.g. The aid allocation for Pakistan was still under review...
           拨给巴基斯坦的援助物资仍在审核当中。
    e.g. During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
           定量配给时期，糖是限量配给的。

2. 分配；分派
    The allocation of something is the decision that it should be given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.

    e.g. His sons quarrelled bitterly over the allocation of family resources...
           他的儿子们为家产如何分配而吵得很凶。
    e.g. Town planning and land allocation had to be coordinated.
           必须协调城市规划和土地分配之间的关系。