Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allocative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: al-loca-tive
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).

Example Sentences

"[...] and Britain has recently experienced the emergence or increased importance of new types of allocative controllers in both the financial and management worlds. Property developers, unit trusts and the new group of financial entrepreneurs, ..."

Etymology

Etymology tree English allocate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English allocative From allocate + -ive.

Derived Forms

allocatively misallocative

Synonyms

allocational

Questions

What does allocative mean?: Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).
Where does allocative come from?: Etymology tree English allocate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English allocative From allocate + -ive.

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