apportion

ap·por·tion | \ ə-ˈpȯr-shən

apportioned; apportioning\ ə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)niŋ

Definition of apportion

: to divide and share out according to a plan especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of Representatives are apportioned among the states.

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The proceeds from the auction will be apportioned among the descendents. Apportion the expenses between the parties involved. The agency apportions water from the lake to residents.

Recent Examples on the Web That in turn would have made April 30 the deadline for reporting final numbers used to apportion House seats and distribute federal funds for the next 10 years. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to end census head count," 13 Oct. 2020 The case is one of several high-stakes legal battles over the census, whose tallies are used to apportion House seats, determine legislative districts and distribute at least $800 billion a year in federal funds. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Court knocks down Trump attempt to exclude undocumented immigrants from census," 10 Sep. 2020 Some experts apportion considerable blame to the two multinational gas suppliers who dominate the market for oxygen cylinders in most African countries, saying their high prices make the treatment unaffordable. — Madlen Davies, Quartz Africa, "Lack of oxygen leaves patients in Africa gasping for air," 11 Aug. 2020 On its website Friday, the bureau listed the deadline for processing data used to apportion the districts as Dec. 31. — Mike Schneider, Star Tribune, "With time extension stalled, Census speeds up count schedule," 31 July 2020 Saturday’s report did not apportion direct blame or liability, arguing that this would have hampered the investigators’ ability to secure the cooperation of those involved. — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, "Misaligned radar responsible for downing of Ukrainian passenger jet, Iran says," 12 July 2020 In April, more than a dozen mental-health organizations called on Congress to apportion $38.5 billion in emergency funding to protect the nation’s existing treatment infrastructure, plus an additional $10 billion for pandemic response. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, "This Is Not a Normal Mental-Health Disaster," 7 July 2020 The inability of the United States to deploy widespread testing for the coronavirus has further complicated how the supplies are being apportioned because health officials do not have a complete picture of where the virus is circulating most widely. — Mike Spies, ProPublica, "Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not," 20 Mar. 2020 Although the Associated Press projected the winners of 14 states that voted Tuesday, delegates from many of them were still being apportioned. — Chad Day, WSJ, "Biden, Sanders Look to Next Contests as Bloomberg Exits," 4 Mar. 2020

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