apportioning (verb)

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• distribute — verb ( uted; uting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis + tribuere to allot more at tribute Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to divide among several or many ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• liquidate — verb 1》 wind up the affairs of (a company) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.     ↘convert (assets) into cash.     ↘pay off (a debt). 2》 informal eliminate; kill. Derivatives liquidation noun liquidator noun Origin C16 (in the… …   English new terms dictionary

• apportion — verb (T) to decide how something should be shared between various people (+ among/between): apportioning available funds among the different schools in the district | apportion blame/praise etc (=say who deserves to be blamed or praised): It s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• apportion — [[t]əpɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] apportions, apportioning, apportioned VERB When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given. [FORMAL] [V n prep] The experts are even handed in apportioning… …   English dictionary

• apportion — UK [əˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [əˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms apportion : present tense I/you/we/they apportion he/she/it apportions present participle apportioning past tense apportioned past participle apportioned formal 1) to divide… …   English dictionary

• liquidate — liq·ui·date / li kwə ˌdāt/ vb dat·ed, dat·ing vt 1: to determine by agreement or litigation the precise amount of; also: to settle (a debt) by payment or other adjustment 2 a: to determine the liabilities and apportion the assets of esp. in… …   Law dictionary

• apportion — ap‧por‧tion [əˈpɔːʆn ǁ ɔːr ] verb [transitive] formal to divide and share something between a number of people or organizations: apportion something to/​amongst/​between • a scheme which will apportion shares in state enterprises to the general… …   Financial and business terms

• apportion — transitive verb ( tioned; apportioning) Etymology: Middle French apportionner, from a (from Latin ad ) + portionner to portion Date: 1574 to divide and share out according to a plan; especially to make a proportionate division or distribution of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin fatum, literally, what has been spoken, from neuter of fatus, past participle of fari to speak more at ban Date: 14th century 1. the will or principle or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• repartition — 1. noun a) a distribution or apportioning of something b) a partitioning of something in a different manner 2. verb a) to partition again b) to format …   Wiktionary

• apportion — ap|por|tion [ ə pɔrʃn ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to divide something such as payments between two or more people, organizations, etc.: apportion something among/between: Costs will be apportioned between the federal and local governments. 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English