Apportionment: meaning, definitions and examples

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apportionment

 

[ ษ™หˆpษ”ห(r)สƒ(ษ™)nm(ษ™)nt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

governmental

The act of dividing something among a number of recipients, typically in a formal or official way.

Synonyms

allocation, distribution, division

Examples of usage

  • The apportionment of funds among different government agencies is a complex process.
  • In some countries, the apportionment of seats in the parliament is based on population size.
Context #2 | Noun

legal

The act of distributing shares of something according to a plan or formula.

Synonyms

allocation, allotment, assignment

Examples of usage

  • The apportionment of liability in the lawsuit was a key point of contention.
  • The apportionment of assets in the divorce settlement was fair and equitable.

Translations

Translations of the word "apportionment" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น distribuiรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคตเคฟเคคเคฐเคฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Verteilung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pembagian

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะพะทะฟะพะดั–ะป

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ podziaล‚

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅˆ†้…

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท rรฉpartition

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ reparto

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท daฤŸฤฑtฤฑm

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ถ„๋ฐฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชูˆุฒูŠุน

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rozdฤ›lenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ rozdelenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅˆ†้…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ razdelitev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ รบthlutun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑำฉะปัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒœแƒแƒฌแƒ˜แƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bรถlรผลŸdรผrmษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ reparto

Word origin

The word 'apportionment' originated in the early 17th century from the French word 'apportionner', meaning to share or divide. It has been used in governmental and legal contexts to refer to the fair distribution or allocation of resources, responsibilities, or shares according to specific criteria or formulas.

See also: apportionable, apportioning, misapportion.