apportioning

verb

present participle of apportion
1
as in allotting
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 distributing
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportioning But the Supreme Court put off ruling on a challenge to Trump's 2020 effort to to exclude undocumented immigrants from the numbers used for apportioning congressional seats. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportioning
  1. allotting
  2. distributing
  3. allocating
  4. dispensing
  5. assigning
  6. dividing
  7. providing
  8. administering
Verb
  • Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Definition of allotting
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  • That would guarantee exclusive 45-day theatrical windows and a moratorium on distributing the movies on streaming services for at least 90 days, with potentially financial penalties if Paramount failed to hold up its end of the bargain.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cardinal is a behind-the-scenes healthcare giant, distributing drugs and medical supplies to hospitals and pharmacies.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributing
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  • This measurable impact is moving creator initiatives into performance marketing budgets, with some brands now allocating up to 40% of their spend to creators, signifying a profound evolution in advertising strategy.
    — Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, many of its international clients are allocating capital to the United States.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of allocating
Verb
  • Instead, the provider manages gas sourcing, compression, transportation, storage, and dispensing through a single service.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There was even a machine dispensing soft-serve ice cream at the Jay Street station in Brooklyn.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dispensing
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  • Summary The Atlanta Braves, maintaining a strong NL East lead despite roster setbacks, have quickly signed former Toronto Blue Jays infielder Cade Doughty to a minor-league deal, assigning him to High-A Rome.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Review your spending before setting a budget Look at several months of bank and credit card transactions before assigning spending targets.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigning
Verb
  • Chin-Hong thinks about risk as a continuum, rather than dividing the world into safe and dangerous.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drew Fisher of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, hit the attenuator dividing Interstate 94 from the Lyndale Avenue exit near Olson Memorial Highway, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
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  • The band's fanbase, known as BTS ARMY, took over the city while providing an economic boost to many local businesses.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to providing free publicity for the films themselves, memes help to solidify an actor’s star power, influence and ubiquity in popular culture.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • The city clerk is typically responsible for administering the municipal election process, but Mendoza will need to recuse herself from those responsibilities given the conflict of interest.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Local clerks and municipal employees are responsible for the day-to-day work of administering elections.
    — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of administering

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