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n. The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.

n. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.

n. An allotment or apportionment.

n. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.

n. The act of allocating, allotting, or assigning; allotment; assignment; apportionment: as, the allocation of shares in a public company.

n. . An allowance made upon accounts in the exchequer.

n. The act of locating or fixing in place; the state of being located or fixed; disposition; arrangement.

n. a share set aside for a specific purpose

n. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

n. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

"The bond allocation is primarily in two Pimco funds — 20% in Pimco Total Return, which buys various types of bonds, including government and corporate bonds, and 15% in Pimco Low Duration, which has two-thirds of its portfolio in bonds that mature in less than three years."

assignment    assigning   

placing    disposition    arrangement    apportionment   

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valuation    diversification    portfolio    budget    volatility