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- Dictionaryapportion/əˈpɔːʃn/
verb
- 1. divide up and share out: "voting power will be apportioned according to contribution"
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to decide who is responsible for an accident or event, especially when deciding how much of the costs each person, insurance company, etc. should pay: I'm not here to apportion blame, but only to try and resolve the problem.
The meaning of APPORTION is to divide and share out according to a plan; especially : to make a proportionate division or distribution of. How to use apportion in a sentence.
to give or divide something, especially blame or money, among several people or things: When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us. The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew. Synonym. allocate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Apportion definition: to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution. See examples of APPORTION used in a sentence.
Definition of apportion verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given. [ formal ] The experts are even-handed in apportioning blame among E.U. governments.
To apportion is to divide something into shares and hand it out. With 11 guests at your birthday party, it makes sense to cut the cake into 12 slices and apportion one to each — leaving one slice for you!
