the act of allocating; apportionment. 2. the state of being allocated. 3. the share or portion allocated. 4. Accounting. a system of dividing expenses and incomes among the various branches, departments, etc., of a business. Origin of allocation.
Licensing Overview: Term vs. Perpetual License. A perpetual license allows the user to continue to use the software for as long as they continues to comply with the terms of the license agreement. Term license pricing is aimed at companies with small IT budgets, but whose business requires a robust software solution.
DEFINITION of 'Perpetual Bond'. A bond with no maturity date. Perpetual bonds are not redeemable but pay a steady stream of interest forever. Some of the only notable perpetual bonds in existence are those that were issued by the British Treasury to pay off smaller issues used to finance the Napoleonic Wars (1814).