Also means
endowment
Usage Note
Dotación refers to an allocated budget, staff complement, or endowment given to an institution or department. In military or police contexts it means the complement (crew or unit): la dotación del barco (the ship's complement). It is a formal register word; in everyday speech presupuesto (budget) or personal (staff) may replace it.
Examples
"La dotación presupuestaria para educación aumentó este año."
Natural Translation
The budget allocation for education increased this year.

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