apportion
pronunciation
How to pronounce apportion in British English:
UK [əˈpɔːʃn]
How to pronounce apportion in American English:
US [əˈpɔːrʃn]
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- Verb:
- distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
- give out as one's portion or share
Word Origin
- apportion (v.)
- 1570s, from Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner "apportion, share out," from a- "to" (see ad-) + portioner "to divide into portions," from portion "share, portion" (see portion). Related: Apportioned; apportioning.
Example
- 1. Mandela had upended tradition , trumping the power of the parents to apportion their family 's rations .
- 2. Whether the report serves more than a political need to apportion blame is debatable .
- 3. Schools can choose their own texts , even write their own , and apportion the school day as they please .
- 4. These projects might not be exactly alike : students might apportion their time differently , or add another discipline to the mix .
- 5. Stephen schultze , the associate director of princeton 's center for information technology policy , says that a number of changes in how people apportion trust could alleviate the most severe risks of the present system .