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apportion
apportionto distribute or allocate proportionally; divide or assign: Apportion the bonus among the staff.
Not to be confused with:a portion – any part of any whole; segment, section: I read only a portion of the book.ap·por·tion A0381700 (ə-pôr′shən)tr.v. ap·por·tioned, ap·por·tion·ing, ap·por·tions To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: "The tendency persists to apportion blame as suits the circumstances" (Natalie Angier). See Synonyms at distribute.
[French apportioner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + portionner, to divide into portions (from portion, portion; see portion).]apportion (əˈpɔːʃən) vb (tr) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally: to apportion the blame. apˈportionable adj apˈportioner nap•por•tion (əˈpɔr ʃən, əˈpoʊr-)
v.t. to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses. [1565–75; < Middle French apportionner=ap- ap-1 + portionner portion] ap•por′tion•er, n. apportion
Past participle: apportioned
Gerund: apportioning
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| apportion | | apportion |
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| I apportion | | you apportion | | he/she/it apportions | | we apportion | | you apportion | | they apportion |
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| I apportioned | | you apportioned | | he/she/it apportioned | | we apportioned | | you apportioned | | they apportioned |
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| I am apportioning | | you are apportioning | | he/she/it is apportioning | | we are apportioning | | you are apportioning | | they are apportioning |
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| I have apportioned | | you have apportioned | | he/she/it has apportioned | | we have apportioned | | you have apportioned | | they have apportioned |
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| I was apportioning | | you were apportioning | | he/she/it was apportioning | | we were apportioning | | you were apportioning | | they were apportioning |
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| I had apportioned | | you had apportioned | | he/she/it had apportioned | | we had apportioned | | you had apportioned | | they had apportioned |
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| I will apportion | | you will apportion | | he/she/it will apportion | | we will apportion | | you will apportion | | they will apportion |
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| I will have apportioned | | you will have apportioned | | he/she/it will have apportioned | | we will have apportioned | | you will have apportioned | | they will have apportioned |
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| I will be apportioning | | you will be apportioning | | he/she/it will be apportioning | | we will be apportioning | | you will be apportioning | | they will be apportioning |
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| I have been apportioning | | you have been apportioning | | he/she/it has been apportioning | | we have been apportioning | | you have been apportioning | | they have been apportioning |
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| I will have been apportioning | | you will have been apportioning | | he/she/it will have been apportioning | | we will have been apportioning | | you will have been apportioning | | they will have been apportioning |
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| I had been apportioning | | you had been apportioning | | he/she/it had been apportioning | | we had been apportioning | | you had been apportioning | | they had been apportioning |
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| I would apportion | | you would apportion | | he/she/it would apportion | | we would apportion | | you would apportion | | they would apportion |
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| I would have apportioned | | you would have apportioned | | he/she/it would have apportioned | | we would have apportioned | | you would have apportioned | | they would have apportioned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"allocateallot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"reallocate, reapportion - allocate, distribute, or apportion anew; "Congressional seats are reapportioned on the basis of census data"ration out, ration - distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"award, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" | | 2. |  apportion - give out as one's portion or share divvy up, portion out, share, dealhand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams" |
apportionverb divide, share, deal, distribute, assign, allocate, dispense, give out, allot, mete out, dole out, measure out, parcel out, ration out They are even-handed in apportioning the blame.apportionverbTo set aside or distribute as a share:admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, assign, give, lot, measure out, mete (out).Translationsdispenserdistribuerrépartirspartireapportion
apportion out amongTo distribute portions of something. We only have so much food to apportion out among the guests that are here today.See also: among, apportion, outapportion something out (among some people)to divide something and distribute it among people. He apportioned the cake out among the guests. He apportioned out the applications among all those in the waiting room.See also: apportion, outLegalSeeApportionmentapportion
ApportionmentA division. The term may be used in insurance to indicate which policy bears what percentage of a loss. Alternatively, it may be used in the sale of real estate to show the property tax or insurance the buyer and the seller each owe for a year. See also: Apportionment Clause.apportionTo divide into parts.Co-owners of property may decide to apportion maintenance costs among themselves, according to the percentage of ownership enjoyed by each. Buyers and sellers usually apportion real estate taxes so that the portion earned by local government before closing,but not yet paid because not yet due,will be paid by the seller in the form of a credit against the purchase price.When the property tax bill is later received by the buyer,he or she will pay the entire bill in full, but will have already received the equivalent of reimbursement through the credit at closing. apportion
Related to apportion: reapportionSynonyms for apportionverb divideSynonyms- divide
- share
- deal
- distribute
- assign
- allocate
- dispense
- give out
- allot
- mete out
- dole out
- measure out
- parcel out
- ration out
Synonyms for apportionverb to set aside or distribute as a shareSynonyms- admeasure
- allocate
- allot
- allow
- assign
- give
- lot
- measure out
- mete
Synonyms for apportionverb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purposeSynonymsRelated Words- allot
- portion
- assign
- reallocate
- reapportion
- ration out
- ration
- award
- present
verb give out as one's portion or shareSynonyms- divvy up
- portion out
- share
- deal
Related Words- hand out
- pass out
- give out
- distribute
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