allocation of expenditure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofallocationandexpenditure
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allocation
noun
uk/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæl.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a ...
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expenditure
noun
uk/ɪkˈspen.dɪ.tʃər/us/ɪkˈspen.də.tʃɚ/
the total amount of money that a government or ...
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(Definition ofallocationandexpenditurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The budget committee is concerned with theallocationofexpenditure.
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Theallocationofexpenditurewhich was proper in 1904, may have become, and probably will have become, completely inapplicable to circumstances 40 years later.
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There has been no specificallocationofexpenditurein subsequent years which would derive from those receiving the benefit for only part of the year.
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Theallocationofexpenditureto particular services is a matter of local authorities.
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It is for individual authorities to decide on theallocationofexpenditureto particular services in accordance with their own perception of needs and priorities.
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Anallocationofexpenditurebetween the administration of grants and other activities is not possible.
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Within the overall ceiling, will theallocationofexpenditurebe a decision made by the chief executive of the dockyards?
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This outlines the broadallocationofexpenditureand provides a commentary on selected aspects of the national programme.
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Theallocationofexpenditureon special branch activities is a matter for the chief constable of the force concerned.
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That cannot be a sensibleallocationofexpenditurepriorities.
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The board will consider the futureallocationofexpenditureand the magnitude of expenditure in this field.
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The issue of theallocationofexpenditureis serious.
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But it is not special treatment that is being asked for, or charity, or a higher priority in theallocationofexpenditure.
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It has not really to do with theallocationofexpenditurefor rebuilding, but rather with the special question of grant.
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We have tried to give greater local autonomy in theallocationofexpenditure.
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Decisions about theallocationofexpenditurein the later years have not been made in sufficient detail for these analyses to be extended beyond 1982–83.
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I reaffirmed in my statement that the heavy cost involved in making this choice will have to fall primarily on travellers and not on the publicallocationofexpenditure.
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Account must be taken of issues such as regional security situations; budgetary pressures; and theallocationofexpenditureto key development sectors.
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