admeasurement
noun
ad·mea·sure·ment ad-ˈme-zhər-mənt 
-ˈmā-
1
: determination and apportionment of shares
2
: determination or comparison of dimensions
3
: dimensions, size
Synonyms
- allocation
- allotment
- apportionment
- disbursement
- dispensation
- distribution
- division
- issuance
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Example Sentences
the admeasurement of the company's profits among its employees is based strictly upon seniority
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Anglo-French amesurement, from amesurer "to admeasure" + -ment -ment
First Known Use
1527, in the meaning defined at sense 1
admeasurement
noun
as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the admeasurement of the company's profits among its employees is based strictly upon seniority Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- distribution
- allocation
- allotment
- apportionment
- issuance
- disbursement
- dispensation
- redistribution
- division
- reallocation
- reapportionment
- redivision
- repartition
- partition
- separation