Definition of apportionment Apportionment
/ʌpɔˈɹʃʌnmʌnt/ - [uporshunmunt] - ap•por•tion•ment
We found 6 definitions of apportionment from 4 different sources.
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What does apportionment mean?
WordNet
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| apportionment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" | ||
| allotment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation | ||
| distribution the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | ||
| reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) | ||
| deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" | ||
| rationing the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- apportionment (Noun)
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned. - apportionment (Noun)
The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states. - apportionment (Noun)
The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apportionment (n.)
The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property.
Part of speech
🔤- apportionment, noun, singular of apportionments.
