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.

[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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Noun

apportioning - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"

apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment

grant, subsidisation, subsidization - the act of providing a subsidy

distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation - a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)

deal - the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

rationing - the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

parcel, portion, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"