repartidos

Repartidos is the plural form of repartido, the past participle of repartir. As an adjective, it means distributed or allocated, and it is used to describe items, resources, tasks, or responsibilities that have been divided among recipients or groups. The term is common in logistics, inventory management, budgeting, and everyday speech. For example, los recursos están repartidos entre las distintas áreas; los folletos se repartieron en la feria. In contexts of administration or planning, repartidos can refer to how something is apportioned, though more precise terms such as distribución, asignación, or reparto are often preferred.

Etymology: from repartir, itself derived from Latin repartire, re- plus partire, meaning to divide again or share out. The sense developed from a concrete act of handing out goods to a broader notion of division or sharing.

Usage notes: Repartidos is versatile and can describe physical items, money, responsibilities, or territorial and organizational allocations. In formal writing, it is common to use more specific terms like distribución or asignación, depending on the context. In everyday language, repartidos remains a natural way to refer to things that have been distributed or allocated.

See also: reparto, distribución, asignación, reparto de recursos.