APPORTION Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

apportion

verb

ə-ˈpȯr-shən

Definition of apportion

as in to allot

to give as a share or portion apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company

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as in to distribute

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportion But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Of the defendants, Cesar Morales was apportioned 60% of the fault, Arnold Morales 20% of the fault, Alvarez 5% of the fault and Harrison 15% of the fault. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 In its verdict, the jury apportioned 88% of the fault to The University of Kansas Hospital Authority and only 12% to LivaNova, which put LivaNova’s share of the damages at $918,000. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 Even before the 2025 Southern California fires erupted, the Camp Fire and other major wildfires had generated a circular political debate over how billions of dollars in damages should be apportioned. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apportion

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Congress has set the current annual cap for new H-1B visas at 65,000, though an additional 20,000 is allotted for those with advanced degrees.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Foulkes has pitched raising Medicaid reimbursement rates, and she's proposed a tax on millionaires, which would allot money to build over 20,000 homes by adding an additional 3% tax on incomes over $1 million.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of allot

Verb

Engineers can connect the sensor with other systems and distribute threat information across a wider force.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The four-episode series brought 16 content creators together at a luxury ranch in Canada to compete in a series of challenges for a chance to win a share of $250,000, with the prize money distributed throughout the four days of the competition.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of distribute

Verb

The person receives the opportunity for atonement; the consequence is assigned elsewhere.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
The plan assigns Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom continued responsibility at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, including fuel and maintenance support for Unit 1 and continuing construction work associated with Units 2 and 3.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of assign

Verb

Prescribing, dispensing and enabling the sale of retatrutide — which is still in clinical trials — violate those standards.

— Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispense

Verb

The move would overhaul how federal money is allocated to science—a similar rule change was already proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which garnered significant criticism from scientists and national science organizations.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
In a report on the outage published on Friday, NATS said a software defect in the National Airspace System, which allocates codes so air traffic controllers can identify flights on radar, was behind the decision to ax the flights.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of allocate

Verb

Leftover produce, meat and pantry items were divided into items that could be used next week and what could go home with staff.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
But Californians are narrowly divided on the wealth tax, and passage could come down to the wire when voters cast ballots in November.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of divide

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The court heard how the former nurse, now 36, attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them and poisoning them with insulin.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Narcan was reportedly administered and paramedics tried to resuscitate her.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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