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- DictionaryAp·por·tion·ment/əˈpôrSHənm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action or result of apportioning something: "an exercise in apportionment of blame"
APPORTIONMENT definition: 1. the act of sharing something between several people or organizations: 2. the act of deciding…. Learn more.
noun. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. “the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state”. synonyms: allocation, allotment, apportioning, assignation, parceling, parcelling. see more.
apportionment (of something) (between A and B) the act of dividing something among people; the act of giving a share of something to somebody. The contract defines the apportionment of risks between employer and contractor. an apportionment of land.
Apportion definition: to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution. See examples of APPORTION used in a sentence.
2 days ago · noun. 1. the act of apportioning. 2. the determination of the number of members of the U.S. House of Representatives according to the proportion of the population of each state to the total population of the U.S. 3. the apportioning of members of any other legislative body. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
to divide something among people; to give a share of something to someone apportion something The program gives the facts but does not apportion blame. apportion something among/between/to somebody They apportioned the land among members of the family. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
1. a. The act of apportioning. b. The condition of having been apportioned. 2. a. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state. b. Allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state population. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
