to apportion
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7.0
- verb
- /əˈpɔːrʃən/
:
distribuir
- The teacher decided to apportion the group project equally among all the students.
- apportion liability
- apportion the deductions
- apportion damages
OK, and that that becomes and then how do you apportion it?
- OK, and that that becomes and then how do you apportion it?
- So yes, yes, the OK, but how much of the variance can you apportion to either?
- And a lot of a lot of countries will apportion seats in the parliament to ethno religious groups.
Examples
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This is not the time to apportion blame!
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Meanwhile, under the new Brazilian Constitution of 1988, federal and state governments were to apportion funds to municipalities.
Academic text (1999) -
The objective of SEA is to learn from mistakes or 'near misses' and not to apportion blame.
Academic text (2011) -
And a lot of a lot of countries will apportion seats in the parliament to ethno religious groups.
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All direct taxes have to be apportioned to be legal based on the Constitution.
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Civil legal assistance grants are also being apportioned among states.
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Once the oil shares have been apportioned, the Egyptian share goes to domestic demand and exports.
Academic text (1990) -
Upton just wants you to apportion some of your Christmas bonus, Irving, to the people who clean your house.
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It will probably be tempting to apportion the affection unevenly.
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The radiology technicians and their supervisor were given 100 points to apportion between the two competencies.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.0
To let other people use or have part of something
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1.5
To give out cards or other things to people
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2.3
To hand things to several people
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4.5
Give parts of something, like money or time, to people for a planned purpose
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2.0
Give things to several people or places
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4.6
To give out things like money or jobs again so they are fairer
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5.1
To limit how much food or supplies each person gets when there is not enough
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4.0
To give small amounts of something to several people over time
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2.9
Parts are given to people, often according to a plan
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7.3
To share something among a group of people
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5.8
To divide something into parts to share between people
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4.2
Share things or money between several people
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3.0
To give parts of something to different people
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4.8
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
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8.2
To give out something again to match a new situation
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3.0
Divided into parts and given to people, usually equally
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4.2
To give people small set amounts of things like food or water when supplies are low
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3.4
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
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5.3
To divide something into parts according to a set share
To divide something into smaller parts so more people can own it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word apportion comes from the parts a-, a form of 'to', and portion, 'part'. Think of a dinner portion you share: to apportion is to divide something into parts and give those parts to people or groups.