apportion

[ uh-pawr-shuhn, uh-pohr- ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.

Origin of apportion

1
1565–75; <Middle French apportionner, equivalent to ap-ap-1 + portionner to portion

Other words from apportion

  • ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective
  • ap·por·tion·er, noun
  • non·ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective
  • un·ap·por·tioned, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for apportion

apportion

/ (əˈpɔːʃən) /


verb
  1. (tr) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally: to apportion the blame

Derived forms of apportion

  • apportionable, adjective
  • apportioner, noun

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