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apportionment

apportionment

3 7.8
The sharing of things among people or groups according to a plan
  • noun
  • /əˈpɔːrʃənmənt/
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  • California community colleges can report such students as full-time equivalents for apportionment purposes.
  • apportionment of liability
  • basis for apportionment
  • equitable apportionment

Examples

  • The apportionment of resources among the team members was done fairly and transparently.

  • There have been small bumps in apportionment to the states, but not at the same levels as sales.

    Blog text (8)

  • First, apportionment of debt would be based on population rather than the value of land.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Finally, the court believed a different apportionment of liability was necessary.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Apportionment of blame is not the purpose of the commission, sir.

    In My Country (2004)

  • Making up for disadvantage by relying on geographical apportionment works in some cases but not in others.

    Academic text (2001)

  • We now have Section 1.86117, which is an extremely generous allocation and apportionment rule.

    Academic text (1999)

  • We conclude that if we were to go to some sort of upfront mandatory apportionment scheme, there would be several results.

    Academic text (1990)

  • For example, the Joint Technical Committee facilitated the 1989 treaty between Syria and Iraq concerning the apportionment of the Euphrates waters.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In Federalist No. 55, James Madison defended the proposed Constitution's apportionment clause despite its widespread unpopularity.

    Blog text (31)

Synonyms

sharing
vsapportionment
99 1.0

Dividing something so several people each get part

suggests formal, rule-based division rather than informal cooperative giving
distribution
vsapportionment
60 3.2

The act of giving things out to many people or places

is the planned, rule-based handing out rather than general spreading
allocation
vsapportionment
52 4.3

An amount of something given for a particular use

focuses on planned sharing among recipients rather than amount only
assignment
vsapportionment
38 1.8

The act of giving things or tasks to people

is broader planned dividing among recipients, not only directed giving
allotment
vsapportionment
  • UK
5 4.6

The giving out of things according to a plan

is the formal planned distribution rather than a simple assignment
apportioning
vsapportionment
1 7.5

Dividing and giving things among people or groups by a plan

is the formal planned act of dividing for fair allocation
parceling
vsapportionment
  • US
1 5.1

Dividing something into parts and giving those parts to people

is the formal distribution under rules rather than mere dividing
share-out
vsapportionment
1 3.5

Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part

refers to planned, rule-based handing out rather than a single event
assigning
vsapportionment
2.5

Giving something to a person or place for a reason

is about planned division among many rather than single designation

Antonyms

consolidation
43 5.5

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

centralization
  • US
7 6.3

The act of putting control and decisions under one main office

How Equal

apportionment
3 7.8
allocation
52 4.3

Surface Forms

apportionment singular
apportionments plural

Morphology

apportionment = apportion (transparent) = apportion + ment

A standard nominalization: 'apportion' (to distribute) + '-ment' yields 'the act or result of distributing', which a learner can derive from the verb.

Etymology

Apportionment comes from the parts a- meaning 'to' and portion meaning 'share'. Think of it as giving each person their 'portion' of something; that's why apportionment means the planned giving out or dividing of things among people.