-shənmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Middle French apportionnement, from apportionner + -ment
1. : the act or result of apportioning
the apportionment of lands among settlers
2. : the division of rights or liabilities among several persons entitled or liable to them in accordance with their respective interests (as where a contractor is given part payment in return for part performance or where rents are divided according to some scale of interest)
3. : the apportioning of representatives or taxes to the several states according to United States law