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apportioner

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ap⋅por⋅tion

  [uh-pawr-shuhn, uh-pohr-]
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–verb (used with object)
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
Origin:
1565–75; < MF apportionner, equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + portionner to portion

Related forms:
ap⋅por⋅tion⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ap⋅por⋅tion⋅er, noun
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Word Origin & History

apportion 
1574, from M.Fr. apportionner, from O.Fr. apportioner, from a- "to" + portioner "to divide into portions," from portion "share, portion" (see portion).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ap·por·tion
Pronunciation: &-'por-sh&n
Function: transitive verb
: to make a usually proportionate division or distribution of (an amount due) according to a plan: as a : to divide (an amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the payment —compare CONTRIBUTION b : to assign (a portion of the consideration agreed to in a contract) as payment for the other party's partial performance c : to distribute (corporate dividends) based on some proportion d : to assign (legislative representatives and taxes) among the states as provided by law —ap·por·tion·able adjective —ap·por·tion·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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