1. The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
   "The apportioning of resources was based on each department's needs";
   - allotment, apportionment, allocation, parceling [US], parcelling, assignation

1. 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
    
2. 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]

Type of: allot, assign, distribute, distribution, give out, hand out, pass out, portion

Encyclopedia: Apportion