Apportion

Word APPORTION
Character 9
Hyphenation ap por tion
Pronunciations /əˈpɔːʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Apportion"

What do we mean by apportion?

To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: synonym: distribute. transitive verb

To divide and assign in just proportion or according to some rule; distribute proportionally; allot: as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.

Synonyms Dispense, Distribute, etc. See dispense.

To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot transitive verb

To divide and distribute portions of a whole. verb

Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. verb

Give out as one's portion or share verb

Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose verb

To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

When retards try to say important. (tanya) Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Apportion

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The word "apportion" in example sentences

Once you have decided that you have permission to buy and once you get permission to apportion, that is to say, to divvy up the goods, then you can implement it, but it takes a long time, and it is complicated.

Census data will be used to "apportion" Congressional seats to each state. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When we apportion our medical research and dollars, we should do so from a full understanding of the economics surrounding healthier, more productive women; when we design tax policies, we should ensure they make it economically rational for all women to work if they want to -- whether single, married, or the mother of four. ❋ Hillary Clinton (2011)

Pennsylvania has a whole slew of arcane laws they still have the state stores that Iowa got away from during the first Branstad administration, but my favorite is that they apportion liquor licenses based on population. ❋ Kurt Michael Friese (2011)

By 1836, all states except South Carolina which had the Legislature apportion the vote used the unit rule. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Conversely, when execution is faulty and failure occurs, crimes are exposed, and an effort to apportion blame and punishment is launched by the guilty and innocent alike. ❋ Lyric Hughes Hale (2011)

I'm struck by the absence of irony in among those who exalt our independence at the same time they work to apportion its benefits. ❋ Dr. Peggy Drexler (2011)

Imagine a 50/50 electorate and then apportion the probability of each party winning each state. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Anyhow, it was their legacy to apportion as they saw fit, since it was they who had led the two crucial wars that formed the bookends, as it were, to this episode; and they never admired the D'Annunzio-style "grande geste" of a Moshe Dayan (also Begin's Foreign Minister at the time), Begin, or an Ariel Sharon. ❋ Robert Eisenman (2010)

A revamp of the Growth Management Act would help, as would a re-think and re-design of how we apportion transit hours (something I believe that our current County Exec/Deputy Exec are actually working on). ❋ Unknown (2010)

As the census role is to apportion the House; simply count citizens for that purpose. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A key question for donors and public-health leaders is how to apportion existing AIDS funding to implement new prevention tools while continuing to treat patients most in need of life-saving drugs. ❋ Betsy McKay (2011)

tanya: THAT WAS REALLY [APPORTANT] INFO. [lilian]: [ur dumb]. its important. derp. ❋ Imnottanyaatall (2011)

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