"allocation" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "allocation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "allocations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Our department's allocation of computer time is too small."
        },
        {
          "text": "We need to increase the allocation of funds to fix the roads problem."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An allocation is the amount that is given out or shared."
      ],
      "id": "simple-allocation-en-noun-UrrqcJH1",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The budget allocations are becoming less and less frequent."
        },
        {
          "text": "With the new focus on the environment, governments are rethinking their resource allocation plans."
        },
        {
          "text": "The broad allocation of contracts means that we don't depend on any one company."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Allocation is the act of giving out or sharing something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-allocation-en-noun-kIpkv~uL",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æləˈkeɪʃən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-allocation.wav",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "allocation"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "allocation",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "allocations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Our department's allocation of computer time is too small."
        },
        {
          "text": "We need to increase the allocation of funds to fix the roads problem."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An allocation is the amount that is given out or shared."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns",
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The budget allocations are becoming less and less frequent."
        },
        {
          "text": "With the new focus on the environment, governments are rethinking their resource allocation plans."
        },
        {
          "text": "The broad allocation of contracts means that we don't depend on any one company."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Allocation is the act of giving out or sharing something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable & uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/æləˈkeɪʃən/"
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "allocation"
}