1.
allocation; appropriation; application
assigning or applying money, resources, or personnel to a particular purpose
予算を人件費に充当する。
To allocate the budget to personnel costs.
余剰金を設備投資に充当した。
We allocated the surplus funds to capital investment.
売上の一部を返済に充当する。
To apply a portion of sales to repayment.
新規事業に資金を充当する計画だ。
The plan is to allocate funds to new business ventures.
充当 refers to allocating or applying resources (especially money) to a specific purpose.
KANJI BREAKDOWN:
- 充 (fill, satisfy, allocate)
- 当 (hit, appropriate, apply)
USAGE:
- 充当する (to allocate, to appropriate - suru verb)
- 〜に充当する (to allocate to ~)
- 充当額 (allocated amount)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 予算を〜に充当する (to allocate budget to ~)
- 資金を充当する (to allocate funds)
- 利益を返済に充当する (to apply profits to repayment)
BUSINESS/LEGAL CONTEXT:
- Common in financial planning and budgeting
- Used in accounting and legal contexts
- Often appears in corporate reports and financial statements
RELATED TERMS:
- 配分 (allocation, distribution)
- 割り当てる (to allocate, assign)
- 計上 (recording, booking)
- 引き当てる (to allocate, appropriate)