apportion

apportion

to 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.

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ap·por·tion

 (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.

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[French apportioner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + portionner, to divide into portions (from portion, portion; see portion).]

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apportion

(əˈpɔːʃən)

vb

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

apˈportionable adj

apˈportioner n

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ap•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.

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apportion

Past participle: apportioned
Gerund: apportioning

Imperative

apportion

apportion

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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" allocate allot, 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, deal hand out, pass out, give out, distribute - give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"

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apportion

verb 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.

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apportion

verb

To set aside or distribute as a share:

admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, assign, give, lot, measure out, mete (out).

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Translations

annostellajakaatasata

dispenserdistribuerrépartir

spartire

apportion

[əˈpɔːʃən] VT [+ resources etc] → repartir, distribuir; [+ blame] → asignar
the blame is to be apportioned equally → todos tienen la culpa por partes iguales

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apportion

[əˈpɔː^rʃ^ən] vt

(= share out) → répartir, distribuer

(= attribute) to apportion sth to sb [+ blame, responsibility] → attribuer qch à qn

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apportion

vt money, food, land → aufteilen; duties → zuteilen; to apportion something to somebody → jdm etw zuteilen; to apportion something among or between several people → etw zwischen mehreren Leuten aufteilen, etw unter mehrere Leute (gleichmäßig) verteilen; the blame must be apportioned equally → die Schuld muss allen in gleicher Weise or zu gleichen Teilen angelastet werden

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apportion

[əˈpɔːʃ/ən] vt (praise, blame) → attribuire

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