Allocative

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”). not-comparable, uncommon

    "[...] 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, ..."

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"[...] 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

From allocate + -ive.

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