mete out

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mete out

verb metes out · meting out · meted out

  1. transitive To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.

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verb to distribute something in portions

Españoldistribuir
Portuguêsdistribuir
Françaisallouer, distribuer
Deutschverteilen, austeilen, zumessen
Italianodistribuire
Русскийраздавать razdavatʹ

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@misc{mete_out_2026,
  title = {mete out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mete%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}