allocable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being distributed or assigned: Describes something that can be divided, apportioned, or allotted among different recipients, purposes, or categories.
Usage
The word "allocable" is used to describe resources, costs, time, or responsibilities that can be formally or systematically assigned to specific areas. It is common in formal, administrative, financial, and legal contexts.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The total project costs are allocable to three different departments.
- Not all of the grant money is allocable for equipment purchases; some must be used for training.
- The manager determined which tasks were allocable to the new team.
Advanced Usage
- "Fully allocable": Completely assignable or distributable.
- The overhead costs are fully allocable to the production units.
- "Directly allocable": Able to be assigned in a straightforward, traceable manner.
- Salaries for the research staff are directly allocable to the grant.
Variants and Related Words
- Allocate (verb): To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.
- The council will allocate funds for park maintenance.
- Allocation (noun): The act or process of allocating; an amount or portion allocated.
- The allocation of resources was fair.
- Allocatable (adjective): A less common variant with the same meaning as "allocable."
Synonyms
- Assignable: Capable of being designated or allotted.
- Apportionable: Capable of being divided and distributed proportionally.
- Distributable: Capable of being shared or given out.
Antonyms
- Non-allocable: Not capable of being distributed or assigned.
- Fixed: Not subject to allocation or distribution; set in place.
- Lumped: Combined into a single sum or mass, not separated for allocation.
Adjective
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capable of being distributed
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