Allocatable

/əˈloʊ.kə.tə.bəl/ adjective

Definition

Able to be allocated, distributed, or assigned to specific accounts, purposes, or recipients, especially in accounting and resource management contexts.

Etymology

From 'allocate' (from Latin 'allocare': ad- + locare) plus the suffix '-able,' with an extra '-t-' inserted for phonetic ease. This is the standard form used in business and legal terminology.

Kelly Says

Cost accountants spend hours figuring out which expenses are 'allocatable' to which projects—if you can't prove where money went, you can't allocate it, which is why documentation matters!

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