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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Exactly how distributions — including contributions made by parents, qualifying charitable organizations and the government — will be taxed down the road is another issue the IRS will have to clarify later.—
Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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The $311 million does not include any revenue from the club’s rights deal with SNY or distributions from MLB for its national media and sponsorship deals.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Notably, the United States played an indispensable role in forging this agreement, and did so without massive allocations of military aid or other forms of foreign assistance.—
David Dumke,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Government programs should end and their allocations be shifted to pay off our national debt.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Apportionments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionments. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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