apportionment

Meaning

1. The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
2. (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
3. (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.

Synonyms

allotment

distribution

division

allocation

partition

sharing

separation

parcelling

parceling

dispensation

sharing out

apportioning

assignation

deal

dealing out

African gray

allocate

cost apportionment

apportion

appropriation

circulation

cutting

delivery

detach

dispatch

distributing

divide

dividing

issue

split

supply

Translations

Verteilung

répartition

partage

Zuteilung

καταμερισμός

découpage

Umlegung

Betragserteilung

prorrateo

distribuzione

paylaştırma

μοιρασιά

repartição

prorrateado

Austeilung

Etymology

From apportion + -ment.