apportioning

verb

present participle of apportion
1
as in allotting
to give as a share or portion apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company

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2
as in distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportioning But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioning
  1. allotting
  2. distributing
  3. allocating
  4. dispensing
  5. assigning
  6. dividing
  7. providing
  8. administering
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  • Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Definition of allotting
Verb
  • Solana protocol Seasons aims to offer crypto stability by distributing gold, wrapped Bitcoin, and dollar tokens to holders.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In recent weeks, the union turned its sights to Cook County, which is responsible for collecting and distributing property tax dollars.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributing
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  • In its 2025 report, the state auditor recommended that the Legislature consider allocating NAGPRA-specific funding to the university system which would come with conditions of compliance.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • For example, shifting the Fed’s portfolio toward short-term Treasury bills and away from long-term bonds or mortgage-back securities could reduce market price distortion and limit the government’s role in allocating capital across sectors.
    — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocating
Verb
  • In fact, three years ago, the FDA banned compounding pharmacies from dispensing seven peptide products over safety issues.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Raymond’s father and uncle founded Thrifty Drug Stores, the homegrown chain remembered with particular tenderness for dispensing ice cream in improbably perfect cylinders.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Instead of assigning the entire calculation to the quantum processor, QC Ware split the workflow between classical and quantum systems.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That means assigning the right people, enough budget and clear accountability.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
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  • The bill would create a federal rulebook for issuing, trading and holding digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC, Bambysheva writes.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • Trade data show China has fully transitioned from providing mostly low cost manufacturing to supplying vital machinery and components for advanced manufacturing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Knitwear made from thin, airy materials or designed with an oversized fit is ideal for providing the touch of warmth needed on cool summer nights, while also working well with extra layers when fall weather arrives.
    — Natalie LaBarbera, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • At the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, the nurse spends her days caring for patients infected with Ebola — one of the world’s deadliest viruses — administering medicine and assisting those too weak to feed themselves.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Blanchard also outlined that the Guard has intervened in hundreds of medical emergencies, including administering some 325 Narcan doses.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of administering

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