割り当て

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 割り当て (わりあて) is the result of assigning resources or shares to people or units. The examples concern rooms and budgets.
• Basic usage: 部屋の割り当て is an assignment checked at reception; 予算の割り当て is a distribution communicated to departments.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Allocation of usable space and distribution of budgets
  • The noun before の identifies what is distributed. Room assignment grants use of space; budget allocation distributes money, so their result units differ.