apportionment (əˈpɔːʃənmənt
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Definitions
noun
- the act of apportioning
- US government the proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body, esp the House of Representatives, on the basis of population
Synonyms
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division,
sharing,
distribution,
assignment,
allocation,
dispensing,
allotment,
meting out,
doling out,
dealing out,
measuring out,
parcelling out,
rationing out,
Usage examples
At the same time the apportionment of national church costs is loaded heavily in a southern direction.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Full overhead apportionment might result in a cost greater than the current market price of the asset.
(1988)