apportionments

noun

plural of apportionment
as in distributions
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 apportionments In June 2025, Arizona suggested a new approach that would, for the first time, base the amount of water available on the river’s actual flows, rather than on reservoir level projections or historic apportionments. — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
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  1. distributions
  2. allocations
Noun
  • Besides receiving a paycheck from the S Corporation, owners also receive distributions from the company’s profits according to the business’s governing documents.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Those clubs own major stakes in RSNs, whose distributions are not included in the revenue-sharing formula.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • This strategic move follows growing concerns over rapidly escalating enterprise AI budgets, with companies like Uber and Microsoft quickly exhausting their allocations.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Innamorato said these projects are just one part of the program that's increased its total allocations from $4 million to $5 million, all of which is federal money.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of allocations

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“Apportionments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionments. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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