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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesretirar fondos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: retiˈɾaɾ ˈfondos
"Muchos ciudadanos exigen retirar fondos a la agencia gubernamental."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To withdraw financial support from an organization, program, or project.
"Activists called on the city council to defund the police department and reallocate the resources to social services."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (meaning 'down', 'away', or 'reversing') combined with the noun fund, which traces its roots back to the Latin fundus meaning 'bottom' or 'foundation'. While the verb pattern has existed previously in bureaucratic contexts, it gained widespread political prominence in the late 20th and early 21st centuries to describe the withdrawal of financial support from an institution or program.
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retirer les fonds
Transliteration: ʁə.ti.ʁe le fɔ̃
"Le gouvernement a menacé de retirer les fonds à l'organisation."
die Mittel entziehen
Transliteration: diː ˈmɪtl̩ ɛntˈtsiːən
"Es gab Forderungen, dem Projekt die Mittel zu entziehen."
togliere i fondi
Transliteration: ˈtɔʎ.ʎe.re i ˈfɔn.di
"Hanno deciso di togliere i fondi al programma di ricerca."
retirar fondos
Transliteration: retiˈɾaɾ ˈfondos
"Muchos ciudadanos exigen retirar fondos a la agencia gubernamental."
retirar verbas
Transliteration: ʁe.tiˈɾaɾ ˈvɛɾ.bɐʃ
"O parlamento votou para retirar verbas da instituição."
धनराशि रोकना
Transliteration: dhanrashi rokna
"सरकार ने उस एजेंसी की धनराशि रोकने का फैसला किया।"
撤资
Transliteration: chèzī
"抗议者要求政府削减并撤资该部门。"
재정 지원을 중단하다
Transliteration: jaejeong jiwoneul jungdanhada
"시민들은 해당 기관에 대한 재정 지원을 중단할 것을 요구했다."
資金援助を打ち切る
Transliteration: shikin enjo o uchikiru
"活動家らはその組織への資金援助を打ち切るよう求めた。"
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