Allocation

Al·lo·ca·tion

Allocation

n.
  1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
  2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.
    The allocation of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants.
    — A. R. Stanley.
  3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.