apportionment
apportionment
nounDefinition of APPORTIONMENT
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group <the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday>
Synonyms admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance
Related Words reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition; division, partition, separation
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