Allocation and Structuring

noun

• A share set aside for a specific purpose.
  • synonyms: allotment
• The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan.
  • usage: "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
  • synonyms: allotment, apportionment, apportioning, parceling, parcelling, assignation
• Computer science. ( the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions).
  • synonyms: storage allocation

• (n.) The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.
• (n.) The admission of an item in an account or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.
• (n.) An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares in a company.

Allocation is the amount of stock in an initial public offering (IPO) granted by the underwriter to an investor. For many IPOs, the allocation is significantly less than investor's indication of interest. The allocations are meted out based on commission volume, trading history and type of investor.

(DoD) In a general sense, distribution for employment of limited forces and resources among competing requirements. Specific allocations (e.g., air sorties, nuclear weapons, forces, and transportation) are described as allocation of air sorties, nuclear weapons, etc. See also allocation (nuclear); apportionment.

Structuring is a term which is used several ways. It can refer to arranging a deal. Structuring can refer to rearrange the cash flow components, both interest and principal, into new streams or structures. Structuring is the name for breaking down currency payments below treasury department reporting limits. The usual motivation for this is avoidance of income taxes or cloaking ownership. Here, cash and postal money orders are considered as currency.