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Pronunciation / Transliteration: at-ree-byoo-syon
"L'attribution des fonds a été approuvée par le comité."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of distributing or assigning something.
"The allotment of funds for the project was approved by the committee." - 2
A plot of land assigned to an individual for cultivation or gardening.
"She spends her weekends tending to her allotment in the community garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'allotment' originates from the Middle English term 'alotement', derived from the Old French 'alotement', which in turn comes from the verb 'alotter', meaning to assign or distribute. The term has evolved to encompass various meanings related to the distribution of land or resources since the late 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allotment" is said worldwide
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Attribution
Transliteration: at-ree-byoo-syon
"L'attribution des fonds a été approuvée par le comité."
Zuteilung
Transliteration: tsu-tie-loong
"Die Zuteilung der Mittel wurde vom Ausschuss genehmigt."
Assegnazione
Transliteration: as-seg-nat-syo-ne
"L'assegnazione dei fondi è stata approvata dal comitato."
Asignación
Transliteration: as-in-ga-syon
"La asignación de fondos fue aprobada por el comité."
Atribuição
Transliteration: a-tree-bee-sao
"A atribuição de fundos foi aprovada pelo comitê."
आवंटन
Transliteration: aavantan
"परियोजना के लिए आवंटन समिति द्वारा अनुमोदित किया गया।"
分配
Transliteration: fēnpèi
"项目的资金分配已获得委员会批准。"
할당
Transliteration: hal-dang
"프로젝트에 대한 자금 할당이 위원회에서 승인되었습니다."
割り当て
Transliteration: wariate
"プロジェクトの資金割り当ては委員会によって承認されました。"
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