allocation

noun3

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.
3. •
   Restriction of an embryonic cell and its clonal descendants to a particular cell type or body region.