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apportion

[ uh-pawr-shuhn, uh-pohr- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. 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

  1. tr to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally

    to apportion the blame

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Derived Forms

  • ²¹±èˈ±è´Ç°ù³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
  • ²¹±èˈ±è´Ç°ù³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô±ð°ù, noun
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of apportion1

1565–75; < Middle French apportionner, equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + portionner to portion
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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