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apportioning

apportioning

1 7.5
Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan
  • noun
  • /əˈpɔːrʃənɪŋ/
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  • The committee discussed various apportioning strategies to allocate funding for the upcoming project.

Examples

  • Several different apportioning methods have been used since the first census in 1790.

    Academic text (2018)

  • For a once-shattered city, Berlin has a reputation as an art destination that hinges on a somber irony: the postwar apportioning that divided the city into East and West was, and is, a driving force for its creative spirit.

    Blog text (30)

  • We need solutions, not blame apportioning.

    Blog text (25)

  • Costs and revenues are now traced down into the hierarchy as deep as possible, without introducing any apportioning of costs.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The apportioning of young paupers among taxpaying heads of households, not to speak of the auctioning of their maintenance, constitutes a far clearer example of redistribution of "surplus" children than does fostering.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The apportioning of resources among the community ensured that everyone received fair access to basic services.

  • Effective apportioning of tasks can lead to better teamwork and a more efficient workflow.

Synonyms

division
vsapportioning
107 2.9

The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math

is specifically about planned distributing among people under rules rather than general separation
sharing
vsapportioning
99 1.0

Dividing something so several people each get part

is more formal and rule based rather than general mutual use
distribution
vsapportioning
60 3.2

The act of giving things out to many people or places

is the planned dividing and rule based allocation rather than general spreading
allocation
vsapportioning
52 4.3

An amount of something given for a particular use

is broader covering general division under set rules not only resource amounts
allotment
vsapportioning
  • UK
5 4.6

The giving out of things according to a plan

focuses on dividing and distributing under formal rules rather than fixed shares
apportionment
vsapportioning
3 7.8

The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan

is the action form used to describe doing the division
partitioning
vsapportioning
3 6.0

Dividing something into parts or groups

is about distributing to people under rules rather than mere separation
parceling
vsapportioning
  • US
1 5.1

Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people

is about planned division and distribution under rules rather than mere splitting
share-out
vsapportioning
1 3.5

Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part

is the broader planned distribution under rules rather than informal sharing
assignation
vsapportioning
  • Archaic
8.9

Giving things, money or jobs to people according to a plan

is the general act of dividing and distributing under rules
assigning
vsapportioning
2.5

Giving something to a person or place for a reason

is broader about dividing among groups according to rules rather than single designation

Antonyms

consolidation
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

retention
23 4.2

Keeping something so you still have it

How Equal

apportioning
1 7.5
allocation
52 4.3

Surface Forms

apportioning singular
apportionings plural

Morphology

apportioning = apportion (transparent) = apportion + ing

Formed by adding the productive gerundial/nominal suffix '-ing' to the verb 'apportion', yielding a noun meaning 'the action of dividing', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

Apportioning comes from the simple idea of a portion ('part' or 'share'): imagine cutting a cake and giving each person a portion. So apportioning means dividing things up and giving them out to people or groups according to a plan.