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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassegnare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: as-segh-na-re
"Il manager ha deciso di assegnare un budget maggiore."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To give or apportion something to someone as a share or task.
"The committee decided to allot an extra hour for the discussion." - 2
To distribute or divide into portions or shares.
"Funds were allotted to each department based on their projected expenses."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'aloter', combining the prefix 'a-' (from Latin 'ad-', meaning to or toward) and 'lot', a share or portion derived from Germanic roots relating to casting lots. It entered Middle English in the 15th century, initially signifying the distribution of shares or duties by drawing lots before expanding to mean official apportionment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Allot" is said worldwide
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allotir
Transliteration: a-lo-tir
"Le directeur va allotir les tâches pour le projet."
zuteilen
Transliteration: tsu-tai-len
"Die Regierung wird Mittel für das Projekt zuteilen."
assegnare
Transliteration: as-segh-na-re
"Il manager ha deciso di assegnare un budget maggiore."
asignar
Transliteration: a-sig-nar
"Van a asignar más recursos al departamento de ventas."
atribuir
Transliteration: a-tri-bu-ir
"Eles vêm para atribuir as tarefas necessárias."
आवंटित करना
Transliteration: aavantit karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सरकार ने इस योजना के लिए धन आवंटित किया है।"
分配
Transliteration: fēn pèi
Script: 中文汉字
"经理将为每个人分配具体的工作。"
할당하다
Transliteration: hal-dang-ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"회사는 직원들에게 업무를 공정하게 할당했다."
割り当てる
Transliteration: wariateru
Script: 日本語
"上司はプロジェクトのために予算を割り当てた。"
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