Allocation is the process or result of dividing and assigning resources, duties, or spaces to different people or uses. It shows who gets what, and how much.
From Latin *allocatio* “assignment,” based on *allocare* “to place, assign.” It came into English through legal and financial language.
An allocation chart is basically a snapshot of your priorities made visible—where the money, time, or staff actually went. The word reminds us that every ‘yes’ to one place is a silent ‘no’ to somewhere else.
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