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À hauteur de: read the amount or share of French funding
Complete French funding statements with à hauteur de. Read a stated amount or contribution share and distinguish it from an explicitly marked ceiling.
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In short
À hauteur de introduces an amount or share whose exact force depends on context. In the supplied budget, financé à hauteur de 60 % describes a stated 60% contribution. Elsewhere the phrase can express a limit; jusqu’à and dans la limite de make a ceiling explicit. Check the full wording before translating it as an exact payment or as “up to”.
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A project costs €1,000. The centre contributes €600 and partners €400. Another notice offers variable assistance capped at €600. These are different commitments even though the same number appears. Read the funding object and any ceiling marker.
| Statement | Meaning | Supplied figures |
|---|---|---|
| Le centre finance le projet à hauteur de 60 %. | A stated contribution share | €600 of €1,000 |
| Le centre contribue à hauteur de 600 €. | A stated contribution amount | €600 |
| Une aide pouvant aller jusqu’à 600 €. | An explicit maximum, not a guaranteed amount | Actual award may be lower |
Complete the four gaps with hauteur, coût total, jusqu’à and limite, using each once.
Montant, part ou plafond
Le projet coûte 1 000 euros. Le centre le finance à (fixed expression) de 60 %, soit 600 euros. Les partenaires apportent les 400 euros restants. Le pourcentage porte ici sur le (denominator) du projet.
Un autre dispositif annonce une aide pouvant aller (explicit up-to marker) 600 euros. Cette formulation indique un plafond. Elle ne garantit pas que chaque dossier recevra 600 euros.
Il faut donc distinguer la contribution annoncée et la (maximal boundary) d’une aide variable. Pour résumer, conservons le montant, la base du pourcentage et les mots qui marquent un maximum. La seule expression « à hauteur de » ne signifie pas toujours un plafond : le contexte peut indiquer une somme annoncée, une proportion ou une limite.
Read it in English
The project costs 1,000 euros. The centre funds 60% of it, or 600 euros. The partners contribute the remaining 400 euros. Here the percentage applies to the project’s total cost.
Another scheme announces assistance of up to 600 euros. This wording indicates a ceiling. It does not guarantee that every application will receive 600 euros.
We must therefore distinguish the announced contribution from the limit of variable assistance. In a summary, let us retain the amount, the base of the percentage and the words that mark a maximum. The expression “à hauteur de” alone does not always mean a ceiling: the context can indicate an announced sum, a proportion or a limit.
Name what receives the share
In le projet est financé à hauteur de 60 % par le centre, the share concerns project funding and the centre is the contributor. If the percentage applies only to eligible expenses, retain that narrower base: 60 % des dépenses éligibles. It would not automatically mean 60% of every cost the organiser incurs.
L’aide couvre 60 % des dépenses retenues, dans la limite de 600 euros.
The assistance covers 60% of the accepted expenses, capped at €600.
When a source combines a percentage and a cap, preserve both. The final amount depends on the eligible base and ceiling together. A concise paraphrase should not remove the condition that controls which number is paid.