noun
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
• Syn: ↑allotment, ↑apportionment, ↑apportioning, ↑allocation, ↑parcelling, ↑assignation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑assign (for: ↑assignation), ↑parcel (for: ↑parcelling), ↑parcel, ↑allocate (for: ↑allocation), ↑apportion (for: ↑apportionment), ↑allot (for: ↑allotment)
• Hypernyms: ↑distribution
• Hyponyms:
↑grant, ↑subsidization, ↑subsidisation, ↑reallotment, ↑reapportionment, ↑reallocation, ↑deal, ↑rationing, ↑parcel, ↑portion, ↑share
Useful english dictionary. 2012.