Definition of apportionmentnext
as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday

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Recent Examples of apportionment But a courageous governor, LeRoy Collins, fought his heart out for voting rights and fair apportionment. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026 The magnitude and volume of where the intellectual work goes is indeed a topic for deciding on the apportionment of credit. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 The Senate plan would put $25 million of the pension apportionment funds into the state budget for the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which helps families pay for private schooling. Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 6 Mar. 2026 Hanaway alleges that because of census procedure in the 2020 apportionment, Missouri was robbed of a congressional seat and electoral vote. Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apportionment
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Noun
  • Equitable distribution With the equitable distribution framework, a judge decides on a fair distribution of the assets and debts.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • What the project is missing includes additional financing, international distribution and an international sales agent.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • What was once a niche institutional strategy has become a significant allocation in endowment, pension, and family office portfolios, and the asset class is increasingly accessible to high-net-worth individual investors through new structures.
    Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • But its appropriation process has come under more intense scrutiny in recent weeks after a supposedly fake investment promotion agency was found to have received allocations from the budget.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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“Apportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionment. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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