different between separation vs allocation

English

Etymology

Attested in the 15th Century C.E.; borrowed from Old French separacion, from Latin separatio, separationem.Morphologically separate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?p???e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

separation (countable and uncountable, plural separations)

1. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

   Synonyms: detachment, disjunction, division, rupture, severance; see also Thesaurus:separation

   Antonyms: annexation, combination, unification; see also Thesaurus:junction

2. The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another.
3. The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married.
   1. (law) An agreement legalizing such an arrangement.

      Synonym: divorce from bed and board
4. The place at which a division occurs.

   Synonyms: border, boundary, demarcation
5. An interval, gap or space that separates things or people.

   Synonyms: break, interstice; see also Thesaurus:interspace
6. An object that separates two spaces.

   Synonyms: barrier, separator
7. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

Derived terms

See also

• division
• fission

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “separation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• antioperas, asperation

English

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin alloc?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æl??ke???n/

Noun

allocation (countable and uncountable, plural allocations)

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

   The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

2. That which is allocated; allowance, entitlement.

   The farmer received his full allocation of water from the government.

Derived terms

• allocational

Translations

References

• allocation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• locational

French

Etymology

From Middle French allocacion, from Medieval Latin alloc?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

allocation f (plural allocations)

1. allocation
2. granting, assignment
3. benefit, allowance

Derived terms

• allocation familiale

Further reading

• “allocation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).