APPORTION


Meaning of APPORTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈpȯr-shən ]

transitive verb

( -tioned ; ap·por·tion·ing -sh(ə-)niŋ)

Etymology: Middle French apportionner, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + portionner to portion

Date: 1574

: to divide and share out according to a plan ; especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of

• ap·por·tion·able -shə-nə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.