Erogando

Erogando is the gerund form of the Portuguese verb erogar. In formal usage, erogar means to disburse, expend, or allocate money or other resources. The related noun erogação denotes the act of disbursing resources. The term is most commonly found in public administration, budgeting, accounting, and finance, especially in Brazilian Portuguese. It is less common in everyday speech and can come across as bureaucratic or technical.

The concept centers on releasing funds from a budget or financial source to a recipient or project. Erogação can refer to the process of making payments, subsidies, or other financial outlays. In financial reporting, phrases such as “erogando recursos” (disbursing resources) or “erogação de subsídios” (disbursement of subsidies) are used to describe ongoing payments or planned disbursements.

Usage notes: erogar is a formal verb and may be replaced in colloquial contexts by gastar, despender, or liberar recursos, depending on the nuance. The gerund erogando is often employed in progress statements or procedural descriptions, while erogação is used to name the action or its outcome in official documents and reports.

See also: erogação, gasto público, orçamento, administração financeira.