(はいぶん)

はいぶん
noun
allocation; distribution; apportionment
1. allocation; distribution; apportionment
The act of dividing and distributing resources, funds, or tasks among recipients according to some plan or proportion.
予算(よさん)配分(はいぶん)()める。
To decide the allocation of the budget.
利益(りえき)出資(しゅっし)比率(ひりつ)(おう)じて配分(はいぶん)される。
Profits are distributed according to the investment ratio.
(かぎ)られた資源(しげん)をどう配分(はいぶん)するかが、政策(せいさく)最大(さいだい)課題(かだい)だ。
How to allocate limited resources is the biggest policy challenge.

A formal term for distributing or apportioning something among multiple recipients. Commonly used in business, economics, and policy contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 予算(よさん)配分(はいぶん) (budget allocation)
  • 資源(しげん)配分(はいぶん) (resource allocation)
  • 利益(りえき)配分(はいぶん) (profit distribution)
  • 配分(はいぶん)見直(みなお)す (to review the allocation)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 配分(はいぶん): allocation (planned distribution by proportion)
  • 分配(ぶんぱい): distribution (dividing among members)
  • 配当(はいとう): dividend (specifically financial returns)