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apportion — ap‧por‧tion [əˈpɔːʆn ǁ ɔːr ] verb [transitive] formal to divide and share something between a number of people or organizations: apportion something to/amongst/between • a scheme which will apportion shares in state enterprises to the general… … Financial and business terms
apportion — 1 allocate, *allot, assign Analogous words: *distribute, divide, dispense, deal, dole: *share, participate, partake Contrasted words: *gather, collect, assemble: consolidate, concentrate, *compact 2 … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Apportion — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apportion — ap·por·tion /ə pȯr shən/ vt: to make a usu. proportionate division or distribution of (an amount due) according to a plan: as a: to divide (an amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the… … Law dictionary
apportion — (v.) 1570s, from M.Fr. apportionner, from O.Fr. aporcioner apportion, share out, from a to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + portioner to divide into portions, from portion share, portion (see PORTION (Cf. portion)). Related: Apportioned … Etymology dictionary
apportion anew — index reapportion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apportion by measure — index mete Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apportion pro rata — index prorate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
apportion — [v] divide into shares accord, admeasure, administer, allocate, allot, assign, bestow, cut, cut up, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy, divvy up, dole out, give, lot, measure, mete, parcel, part, partition, piece up, prorate, ration, slice, split … New thesaurus
apportion — ► VERB ▪ share out; assign. DERIVATIVES apportionment noun. ORIGIN Latin apportionare, from portionare divide into portions … English terms dictionary
apportion — [ə pôr′shən] vt. [OFr apportionner: see AD & PORTION] to divide and distribute in shares according to a plan SYN. ALLOT … English World dictionary
