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.
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Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportionments
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Now, the union appears to be saying that the larger pool of performers that will receive distributions from the fund are non-principal performers on those successful streaming shows.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Smart contracts manage distributions and shareholder rights.—
Charles Morey,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The same shift is happening with high-net-worth individuals, increasingly professionalizing their allocations.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of suggesting steps, the system executes trades in real time, sets stop-loss orders, and updates allocations autonomously.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Apportionments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionments. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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