apportion

apportion
ap·por·tion /ə-'pȯr-shən/ vt: to make a usu. proportionate division or distribution of (an amount due) according to a plan: as
a: to divide (an amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the payment compare contribution
b: to assign (a portion of the consideration agreed to in a contract) as payment for the other party's partial performance
c: to distribute (corporate dividends) based on some proportion
d: to assign (legislative representatives and taxes) among the states as provided by law
ap·por·tion·able adj
ap·por·tion·ment n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

apportion
I verb administer, adsignare, allocate, allot, assign, assort, award, carve up, classify, deal out, delimit, demarcate, dispense, dispertire, disseminate, distribuere, distribute, distribute proportionately, divide, divide according to rule, divide into shares, divide proportionately, divide up, dole out, measure out, mete, mete out, parcel out, partition, place in order, portion out, portion out equitably, prorate, set in order, share, split, subdivide II index allocate, allot, arrange (methodize), assign (allot), bestow, classify, demarcate, devote, dichotomize, disburse (distribute), dispense, disperse (disseminate), divide (distribute), dole, endue, expend (disburse), fund, furnish, leave (give), marshal, mete, parcel, partition, prorate, sort, split, subdivide

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


apportion
v.
(1) To divide something and assign or allocate portions of it to different parties.
(2) To distribute legislative seats among the parties to be represented.
n.
apportionment

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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  • apportion — 1 allocate, *allot, assign Analogous words: *distribute, divide, dispense, deal, dole: *share, participate, partake Contrasted words: *gather, collect, assemble: consolidate, concentrate, *compact 2 …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Apportion — Ap*por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • apportion — ► VERB ▪ share out; assign. DERIVATIVES apportionment noun. ORIGIN Latin apportionare, from portionare divide into portions …   English terms dictionary

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  • 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

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