Al'lo-cā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. allocation, L. Lat. allocatio, from allocare; Lat. ad and locare, to place; locatio, a placing, from locus, place.] The act of putting one thing to another; hence, the admission of an article of account, or an allowance made upon an account; — a term used in the English exchequer. See ALLOW.