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reallotment vs allocation

allocation vs reallotment

reallotment and allocation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reallotment Yes No No No
allocation Yes No No No
As nouns, allocation is a hypernym of reallotment; that is, allocation is a word with a broader meaning than reallotment:
  • reallotment: a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
  • allocation: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Other hypernyms of reallotment include allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling.
reallotment (noun) allocation (noun)
a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
a share set aside for a specific purpose
Difference between reallotment and allocation

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