apportioned
- adjective
- /əˈpɔːrʃənd/
- Seats in the assembly are apportioned according to population size.
Examples
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The annual budget is carefully apportioned among the different departments.
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The cake was apportioned into equal slices.
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Profits from the project were apportioned equally between the partners.
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Funds were apportioned to various departments based on need.
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Profits from the project were apportioned equally between the partners.
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Seats in the assembly are apportioned according to population size.
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Funds were apportioned to various departments based on need.
Synonyms
To give small amounts of something to several people over time
Parts are given to people, often according to a plan
To share something among a group of people
Spread values in a certain way in math
Share things or money between several people
To divide something and give parts to different people or groups
To give something to people, often as a punishment or in fixed amounts
To give things to several people, often one by one, like cards
To give parts of something to different people
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
Divided into parts and given to people, usually equally
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
To divide something into parts according to a set share
Having parts that are balanced in size or amount
Split into parts and given out, often equally
Given to someone to do within a set time
Spread out across an area or shared among many people
Given out in measured amounts by a person who gives medicine
Antonyms
How Distributed
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Apportioned comes from parts that mean 'to' and 'carry': the root port means 'carry', as in transport and portable, and it is related to portion ('part'). So to apportion is like 'carrying' parts out to people, which is why it means 'divided and given out'.