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apportion
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As a verb, apportion means divide and distribute portions of a whole.
Meanings of apportion
4 meaningsverb
To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
“The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.”
Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
“The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.”
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”
Similar: allocate
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).