apportion
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apportion
- /əˈpɔːʃən/ UK
- /əˈpɔɹʃən/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. By surface analysis, ap- + portion.
verb apportions · apportioning · apportioned
- 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.
- 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.
