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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 out to allot; as to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: apportioning n : the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative populaton of each state" [syn: {allotment}, {apportionment}, {allocation}, {parceling}, {parcelling}]
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