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Allocation vs Helping - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between allocation and helping

is that allocation is the process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources while helping is a portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.

As a verb helping is

present participle of lang=en.

allocation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
  • The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis.

    Derived terms

    * allocational

    Anagrams

    * ----

    helping

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself;
  • She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
  • (figurative, countable) An amount or quantity
  • *{{quote-news
  • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.}}

    Verb

    (head)