how to pronounce allocation

/ˌæl.əˈkɛɪ.ʃən/

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allocation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of allocation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… freedom in terms of the allocation of …”

meaning of allocation

Allocation is the act of distributing something among a number of people or groups.

allocation frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word allocation occurs in english on average 18.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics allocation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that allocation can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;