apportions

verb

present tense third-person singular of apportion
1
as in allots
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 distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportions Each year, Congress apportions funds to individual institutes within NIH based on what lawmakers deem most critical to the public. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 By Danielle Allen Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 The fires underscore this failure, but no policy that apportions the state’s supply among those claimants could have saved the communities destroyed by fire over the last week. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Nebraska is heavily Republican overall but is one of two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district. — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportions
  1. allots
  2. distributes
  3. assigns
  4. dispenses
  5. allocates
  6. divides
  7. provides
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  • When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of allots
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  • Otiala's cartel pulls water from different pipelines and distributes it to vendors, some of whom have kiosks while others sell from carts on the streets.
    — Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026
  • However, exactly how FIFA distributes prize money remains less clear.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of distributes
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  • Water utilities should also consider a large-user tariff or capacity charge that assigns more of the dedicated infrastructure cost to the customer creating the demand.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • After downloading an app and registering members of your team (which must be an even number of players), the computer randomly assigns your run of games for the evening.
    — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of assigns
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  • The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Definition of dispenses
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  • Lucas said each year the City Council allocates more than 25% of its annual operating revenue to fund the Police Department, yet the agency struggles each year with paying legal settlements.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • For example, the bill creates incentives to accelerate housing supply development, revitalize vacant commercial properties into residences, and even allocates funds towards innovations that further create more housing supply.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of allocates
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  • From the tee, a series of bunkers divides the fairway into two distinct landing areas, creating the illusion of dual fairways and immediately forcing a strategic decision.
    — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Love divides her time between upstate New York, California, and Jamaica, where her husband is from.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2026
Definition of divides
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  • The nonprofit provides grants for development and community-building initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • At shortstop, Zach Neto of the Angels offers excellent defense and offensive upside, while Willy Adames from the Giants provides power and quality defense.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
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