as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday
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Recent Examples of apportionment
But the idea, which specifically ruled out using data for apportionment and required the count to be taken in years ending in five, never got funded.
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
That practice stopped when the agency received a two-month apportionment through the end of the fiscal year, according to CDC employees, but some grants were delivered late while others remained blocked with little to no communication from administration officials.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
In June 2025, Arizona suggested a new approach that would, for the first time, base the amount of water available on the river’s actual flows, rather than on reservoir level projections or historic apportionments.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
In the income tax context, the FTB has evidently adopted a similar interpretation for whether a business is conducting business or carrying on a business within California and is therefore subject to apportionment.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
That practice stopped when the agency received a two-month apportionment through the end of the fiscal year, according to CDC employees, but some grants were delivered late while others remained blocked with little to no communication from administration officials.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
In June 2025, Arizona suggested a new approach that would, for the first time, base the amount of water available on the river’s actual flows, rather than on reservoir level projections or historic apportionments.
—Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
In the income tax context, the FTB has evidently adopted a similar interpretation for whether a business is conducting business or carrying on a business within California and is therefore subject to apportionment.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apportionment
Noun
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Blue Ant Rights is handling all sales as the global distribution partner.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lowe’s employs approximately 300,000 people and operates over 1,700 home improvement stores, 530 branches and 130 distribution centers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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The community’s prolific turnout at sporting events in the region is well known, with basketball games in Qatar sometimes limiting allocations for Filipino fans to avoid home advantage from being lost.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Pet Parent collects and organizes intake, capacity, and outcome information to inform planning and resource allocation.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Apportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionment. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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