Meaning of APPORTION
Pronunciation: | | u'powrshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [v] 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"
- [v] give out as one's portion or share
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APPORTION is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | allocate, deal, divvy up, portion out, share |
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| See Also: | | allot, assign, award, distribute, divide, give away, give out, grant, hand out, part, portion, present, ration, ration out, reallocate, reapportion, separate | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL.
apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.]
To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and
distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to
apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various
employments.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | accord, align, allocate, allot, array, assign, award, be partners in, bestow, carve, carve up, collocate, compose, cooperate, count, cut, cut up, deal, deal out, decrease, dish out, dispense, dispose, distribute, district, divide, divide into shares, divide up, divide with, divvy, divvy up, divvy up with, dole out, fix, give, go even stephen, go fifty-fifty, go halvers, go halves, go shares, grant, halve, increase, line, line up, lot, marshal, measure, mete out, number, parcel, parcel out, part, partition, place, portion, portion out, present, prorate, quantify, quantize, quota, rally, range, rate, ration, reduce, regiment, section, segment, separate, serve, set out, share, share in, share out, share with, shift, slice, slice the pie, slice up, space, split, split the difference, split up, subdivide, zone |
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