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apportion
[ uh-pawr-shuhn, uh-pohr- ]
verb (used with object)
- to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:
to apportion expenses among the three men.
apportion
/ əˈ±èÉ”Ëʃə²Ô /
verb
- tr to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally
to apportion the blame
Derived Forms
- ²¹±èˈ±è´Ç°ù³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
- ²¹±èˈ±è´Ç°ù³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹±è·±è´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ²¹±è·±è´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç²Ô·±ð°ù noun
- non²¹±è·±è´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ôa±è·±è´Ç°ùt¾±´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of apportion1
Example Sentences
Given the spending that is now on hold was apportioned by Congress, it is likely this will face legal challenges about the scope of presidential power.
The annual assessment, called the point-in-time count, is used to apportion federal dollars and provides a long-term measure of the state of homelessness in America.
The fires underscore this failure, but no policy that apportions the state’s supply among those claimants could have saved the communities destroyed by fire over the last week.
Those on both sides say they are willing to continue trying to reach a deal on how to apportion cutbacks in water use after 2026, when the current rules expire.
Slaves wouldn’t be allowed to vote, but they could count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of apportioning members of the House of Representatives based on population.
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