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percentage vs allocation

allocation vs percentage

percentage and allocation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
percentage Yes No No No
allocation Yes No No No
As nouns, allocation is a hyponym of percentage; that is, allocation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than percentage:
  • percentage: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
  • allocation: a share set aside for a specific purpose
Other hyponyms of percentage include tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration, allowance, piece, slice, split, interest, stake, profit sharing, cut, allotment.
percentage (noun) allocation (noun)
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred); ten percent (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
a share set aside for a specific purpose
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