APPORTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for APPORTION?

Need another word that means the same as “apportion”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “apportion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Apportion” are: deal, divvy up, portion out, share, allocate, share out, divide out, distribute, allot, assign, dispense, earmark, appropriate, designate, set aside, set apart, keep, reserve

Apportion as a Verb

Definitions of "Apportion" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “apportion” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.
• Assign.
• Give out as one's portion or share.
• Divide up and share out.

Synonyms of "Apportion" as a verb (18 Words)

allocate	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. Students are allocated accommodation on a yearly basis.
allot	Administer or bestow, as in small portions. Equal time was allotted to each.
appropriate	Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. The accused had appropriated the property.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class.
deal	Distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to players for a game or round. Hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow.
designate	Decree or designate beforehand. The Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty.
dispense	Administer or bestow, as in small portions. Let s dispense with the formalities shall we.
distribute	Distribute or disperse widely. You can distribute the system s output over your home network.
divide out	Perform a division.
divvy up	Raise.
earmark	Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. The cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.
keep	Store or keep customarily. God keep you he muttered.
portion out	Give out.
reserve	Arrange for and reserve something for someone else in advance. We managed to reserve a table at Maxim s.
set apart	Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.
set aside	Establish as the highest level or best performance.
share	Have give or receive a share of. All members of the band equally share the band s profits.
share out	Have, give, or receive a share of.

Usage Examples of "Apportion" as a verb

• Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.
• They did not apportion blame or liability to any one individual.

Associations of "Apportion" (30 Words)

allocate	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. In past years we didn t allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance.
allocation	An amount of a resource assigned to a particular recipient. Unclaimed allocations would be held for three years.
allot	Give out. Equal time was allotted to each.
apportionment	The action or result of apportioning something. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise.
asunder	Widely separated especially in space. Torn asunder.
cleavage	The repeated division of a fertilised ovum. All the cells divide synchronously for the first 12 cleavages.
dichotomy	A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. The dichotomy between eastern and western culture.
dispense	Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. The machine dispenses soft drinks.
disperse	Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. The ability of a material to disperse light by refraction.
dissemination	The property of being diffused or dispersed. The dissemination of public information.
distribute	Cause be distributed. The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia.
distribution	The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area. The government released about 74 000 tonnes of rice for distribution among people affected by the cyclone.
divide	Find how many times (a number) contains another. Profits from his single were divided between a number of charities.
division	A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. Two infantry divisions were held in reserve.
equally	In amounts or parts that are the same in size. Not all who live in inner cities are poor equally many poor people live outside inner cities.
handout	A quantity of financial or other material aid given to a person or organization. Dependence on central government handouts.
part	The part played by a person in bringing about a result. His lips parted in a smile.
partition	The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Partition a room off.
percentage	An amount, such as an allowance or commission, that is a proportion of a larger sum of money. A large percentage increase.
portion	A dowry given to a bride at her marriage. She wanted the right to decide how her portion of the allowance should be spent.
propagate	Cause to propagate as by grafting or layering. This great civilization was propagated throughout the land.
quota	(in a system of proportional representation) the minimum number of votes required to elect a candidate. The county is falling short of its quota of blood donations.
ration	Distribute in rations as in the army. Their emergency rations ran out.
reassign	Transfer somebody to a different position or location of work. He ordered the ministries to reassign the vehicles.
section	Commit someone compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act. He ate a section of the orange.
segmentation	Division into separate parts or sections. The segmentation of society means that often we don t have arguments across the political divide.
separation	The cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order. The separation of wheat from chaff.
share	Have give or receive a share of. There weren t enough plates so we had to share.
sorting	An operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion. The bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting.