apportion

English

Etymology

Old French apportionner, Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. See portion.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈpɔːʃən/, SAMPA: /@"pO:S@n/
• (GenAm) IPA: /əˈpɔɹʃən/, SAMPA: /@"pOrS@n/

  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ʃən

Verb

apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)

1. (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

   The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.

2. (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

   The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

Derived terms

• unapportioned

Synonyms

• (divide and distribute): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out

Antonyms

• (divide and distribute): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble

Translations

to divide and distribute portions of a whole

Bulgarian: разпределям (bg) Finnish: jakaa (fi), annostella (fi) Romanian: împărți (ro)

Russian: делить (ru), разделять (ru), распределять (ru) Spanish: distribuir (es), repartir (es)

to allocate proportionally

Bulgarian: разделям (bg)

Finnish: jakaa (fi), tasata (fi)