撥款 [拨－]

Jyutping but6 fun2
Pinyin bō kuǎn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to allocate funds
  2. appropriation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    一個​單位​俾​一筆​錢​俾​另​一個​單位​去​完成​某​啲​工作
    to allocate funds
    • 立法會通過撥款兩億去資助學前教育。
      立法会通过拨款两亿去资助学前教育。
      laap6 faat3 wui2 tung1 gwo3 but6 fun2 loeng5 jik1 heoi3 zi1 zo6 hok6 cin4 gaau3 juk6.
      The LegCo passed a bill to allocate $200M on pre-school education.
  2. 名詞
    由​其他​地方​（​通常​係​上​級​嘅​部​門​、​機構​）​撥出​嚟​嘅​錢​（​量​詞​：​筆​）
    funds; allocated money; especially the money that was given by the government for some specific project or goal
    • 綠化工程已經收到政府嘅撥款。
      绿化工程已经收到政府嘅拨款。
      luk6 faa3 gung1 cing4 ji5 ging1 sau1 dou2 zing3 fu2 ge3 but6 fun2.
      The Green Project has received funds from the government.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to allocate funding; to appropriate money
  2. noun
    allocation of funds; grant; money appropriated
    (syn.) 經費, 经费
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #237
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拨款
    撥款
    but6 fun2
    • to fund
  2. Cantonese
    削减拨款
    削減撥款
    soek3 gaam2 but6 fun2
    • to reduce funding
  3. Cantonese
    美国国会同总统对拨款条例草案不能达成共识，联邦政府因而停摆。
    美國國會同總統對撥款條例草案不能達成共識，聯邦政府因而停擺。
    • The U.S. federal government shutdown occurred when the Congress and the President could not agree on an appropriations bill.
  4. Cantonese
    通过拨款
    通過撥款
    tung1 gwo3 but6 fun2
    • to approve an appropriation
  5. Cantonese
    政府拨款赈济 灾民。
    政府撥款賑濟 災民。
    zing3 fu2 but6 fun2 zan3 zai3 zoi3 man4.
    • The government allocated funds to aid the victims.