- apportion ap·por·tion vt
- [ə'pɔːʃ(ə)n]
(praise, blame) attribuire
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por´tion|er — por|tion «PR shuhn, POHR », noun, verb. –n. 1. a part or share: »A portion of each school day is devoted to arithmetic. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under part. (Cf. ↑part) 2. a quantity of food served for one person: »Each child ate his portion. 3 … Useful english dictionary
por|tion — «PR shuhn, POHR », noun, verb. –n. 1. a part or share: »A portion of each school day is devoted to arithmetic. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under part. (Cf. ↑part) 2. a quantity of food served for one person: »Each child ate his portion. 3 … Useful english dictionary
re|ap|por|tion — «REE uh PR shuhn, POHR », transitive verb. 1. to apportion again: »to reapportion property. 2. U.S. to revise the apportionment of: »The 50 state legislatures have been reapportioned because the Court eventually came around to Justice Black s… … Useful english dictionary
apportion — ap·por·tion /ə pȯr shən/ vt: to make a usu. proportionate division or distribution of (an amount due) according to a plan: as a: to divide (an amount due in tax or other liability) among the parties responsible for respective shares of the… … Law dictionary
apportion — ap‧por‧tion [əˈpɔːʆn ǁ ɔːr ] verb [transitive] formal to divide and share something between a number of people or organizations: apportion something to/amongst/between • a scheme which will apportion shares in state enterprises to the general… … Financial and business terms
Apportion — Ap*por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apportion — ap|por|tion [ ə pɔrʃn ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to divide something such as payments between two or more people, organizations, etc.: apportion something among/between: Costs will be apportioned between the federal and local governments. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apportion — ap•por•tion [[t]əˈpɔr ʃən, əˈpoʊr [/t]] v. t. to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses[/ex] • Etymology: 1565–75; < MF apportionner=ap ap… … From formal English to slang
apportion — ap|por|tion [əˈpo:ʃən US o:r ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: apportionner, from portionner to portion ] to decide how something should be shared between various people ▪ It s not easy to apportion blame (=say who deserves to be … Dictionary of contemporary English
apportion — ap·por·tion … English syllables
Apportioned — Apportion Ap*por tion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
