allocation
Meanings
Noun
1. allocation
2. granting, assignment
3. benefit, allowance
Examples4
Il vit des allocations chômage.
He's living on unemployment benefits.
Ils reçoivent chaque mois une allocation de 247,32 euros.
They receive an allowance every month which is €247.32.
Il méprisait ceux qui vivent des allocations.
He despised those who lived on welfare.
Je reçois une allocation mensuelle de cinquante mille yens.
I am given a monthly allowance of fifty thousand yen.