APPORTIONS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

apportions

verb

present tense third-person singular of apportion

as in allots

to give as a share or portion apportioned the profits according to years of service with the company

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as in distributes

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals apportioned the grant money to the winners of the competition

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Recent Examples of apportions Each year, Congress apportions funds to individual institutes within NIH based on what lawmakers deem most critical to the public. — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 By Danielle Allen Fifty dollars for STEM, five cents for citizenship—that’s how America apportions its education dollars. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025 The fires underscore this failure, but no policy that apportions the state’s supply among those claimants could have saved the communities destroyed by fire over the last week. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025 Nebraska is heavily Republican overall but is one of two states — the other is Maine — that apportions its Electoral College votes by congressional district. — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

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When a team allots minutes to so many young players simultaneously, lapses in concentration and on-court mistakes are bound to happen.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of allots

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The Premier League distributes its money more fairly than any other rich European league.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Converting a portion of a traditional IRA to a Roth each year, enough to fill that bracket but not spill into the next, moves money into an account that grows and distributes tax-free, with no RMDs during the owner's lifetime.

— Dana Dunkelberger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributes

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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of dispenses

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North Carolina allocates $5,309 in supplemental funding for each student with an individualized education plan, or IEP, which is required for all students with special needs.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
That distinction can influence how a growing business hires, allocates resources, and plans for future growth.

— Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 10 Aug. 2026

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On the contrary, each bitcoin divides into 100 million units, called satoshis.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The Hamas official also said the group’s leader demanded that Israel halt its attacks on Gaza and withdraw to the Yellow Line, which divides the territory into Israeli military and Palestinian sections, before beginning implementation.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of divides

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Verizon specifically provides a Satellite SOS demo for compatible Android phones.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The three-on-three league was co-founded by WNBA stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier (Bazzell’s wife) and provides players with an equity stake in addition to their salaries.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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