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Noun apportioning has 1 sense
- allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation - 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"
--1 is a kind of distribution
--1 has particulars:
Verb apportion has 2 senses
- allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
--1 is one way to assign, allot, portion
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal - give out as one's portion or share
--2 is one way to distribute, give out, hand out
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
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