apportionable

8.2

Able to be divided and shared among people or groups according to a plan

adjective
/əˈpɔːrʃənəbl/

: distribuible

The settlement funds are apportionable among the plaintiffs based on their individual losses.

Examples

Profits from the joint venture are apportionable according to each partner's share.
The funds are apportionable among the various departments.
Certain expenses are not apportionable and must be borne entirely by the company.
Is this budget apportionable for future projects?
Profits from the joint venture are apportionable according to each partner's share.
The settlement funds are apportionable among the plaintiffs based on their individual losses.
Certain expenses are not apportionable and must be borne entirely by the company.

Synonyms

allocable

vsapportionable

1 7.9

Can be given to a particular project or purpose, like a cost

is divided and shared according to a plan or proportion

allocatable

vsapportionable

6.4

A resource you can give to a person or project to use

is split and assigned according to a plan or proportion

distributable

vsapportionable

Specialized

5.9

Can be divided and paid to shareholders or beneficiaries

is shared by a plan or proportion rather than paid out

Antonyms

indivisible

14 5.8

Cannot be split into parts

How Divisible

divisible

1 3.7

apportionable

8.2

indivisible

14 5.8

Surface Forms

apportionable positive

Morphology

apportionable = apportion (transparent) = apportion + able

Clear and regular adjective formation from the verb 'apportion' using the productive suffix '-able', preserving the verb's meaning.

Etymology

The word apportionable comes from the parts ap- and portion, and portion means 'share' or 'part'. So something apportionable is 'able to be divided into shares' and given out to people or groups according to a plan.