APPORTION


Meaning of APPORTION in English

— apportionable , adj. — apportioner , n.

/euh pawr"sheuhn, euh pohr"-/ , v.t.

to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.

[ 1565-75; apportionner, equiv. to ap- AP- 1 + portionner to PORTION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .