ALLOCATION Definition

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ALLOCATION is the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan, e.g., allocating costs is the assignment of costs to departments or products over various time periods, products, operations, or investments. See ALLOCATE.

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REMARKETED PREFERRED STOCK is a preferred stock issues­-auction-rate preferred stock, e.g., where the dividend is set by a single marketing agent rather than through a Dutch Auction process.

INDIFFERENCE POINT is that point on the indifference curve where the compared values intersect. See INDIFFERENCE CURVE.

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