apportioned (verb)

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• 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

• 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

• apportion — verb /əˈpɔːʃən,əˈpɔɹʃən/ a) To divide and distribute portions of a whole. The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election. b) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable… …   Wiktionary

• apportion — verb the proceeds from the sale of the restaurant will be apportioned equally among the siblings Syn: share, divide, allocate, distribute, allot, assign, give out, hand out, mete out, deal out, dish out, dole out, parcel out, prorate; ration,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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 — 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

• Vehicle registration plates of the United States — License plates of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia phonetically spelling the Preamble to the United States Constitution, displayed in the Smithsonian Institution. In the United States, license plates[1] are issued by an …   Wikipedia

• draft — I. noun Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw more at draw Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of drawing a net b. haul 2b 2. a. the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also the portion drunk or inhaled in one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• hand-feed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to provide and apportion rations to (animals) at regular intervals in quantities sufficient for a single feeding compare self feed * * * /hand feed /, v.t., hand fed, hand feeding. 1. Agric. to feed (animals) with… …   Useful english dictionary

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