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Definition of Apportion
1. Verb. Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. "They Apportion them the money"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
Generic synonyms: Allot, Assign, Portion
Specialized synonyms: Reallocate, Reapportion, Ration, Ration Out, Award, Present
Derivative terms: Allocable, Allocatable, Allocation, Allocation, Allocation, Allocator, Apportionable, Apportionment
2. Verb. Give out as one's portion or share.
Entails: Divide, Part, Separate
Generic synonyms: Distribute, Give Out, Hand Out, Pass Out
Derivative terms: Apportionable, Deal, Share, Sharer, Sharing
Definition of Apportion
1. v. t. To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments.
Definition of Apportion
1. Verb. (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Apportion
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apportion
Literary usage of Apportion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1907)
"328), to apportion an amount equal to the damages ascertained and appraised, is
to apportion such amount "according as each lot or part of lot in each ..."
2. Trust Laws and Unfair Competition by United States Bureau of Corporations, Joseph E. Davies (1916)
"Agreements to apportion output. Agreements to apportion output differ from
agreements to limit output in that the former specifically allot the quantities ..."
3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"... the county of Montgomery, one thousand three hundred twelve Apportion- r ment
M •- On the county of Giles, five hundred forty dollars and fifty cents. ..."
4. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1901)
"At common law, where trespassers are sued jointly the jury should not apportion
the damages among them as it may suppose the one or the other to have been ..."
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