Verb: apportion u'por-shun
- Assign or distribute according to a plan or set aside for a specific purpose
"I am apportioning a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis";
- allocate
- Give out as one's portion or share
"The partners apportioned the profits at the end of the year";
- share, divvy up [informal], portion out, deal, divvy [informal]
Derived forms: apportioning, apportions, apportioned
Type of: allot, assign, distribute, give out, hand out, pass out, portion
Encyclopedia: Apportion