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How to pronounce apportioning in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
Type of distribution
Has types grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, deal, subsidization

Examples of apportioning

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A limited-slip helps by apportioning power to the wheel with the most traction.
From the usatoday.com
Have a commission to hear the truth without apportioning blame or compensation.
From the guardian.co.uk
It also contains provisions for apportioning ten districts of the lower house.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Soon, however, a hefty chunk of political life will be about apportioning sacrifice.
From the washingtonpost.com
This is not about apportioning blame, but asking some difficult questions.
From the guardian.co.uk
You can't criticise one side without apportioning some blame to the other.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is our considered view that this chapter of blame apportioning must now be closed.
From the edition.cnn.com
There is also an uncertainty over the apportioning of the national debt.
From the independent.co.uk
Even the apportioning of female roles to male actors is no innovation.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Allocate: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
  • Share: give out as one's portion or share
  • (apportioned) given out in portions
  • (apportionment) allotment: 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"
  • (Apportionment (politics)) Apportionment is the process of allocating political power among a set of principles (or defined constituencies). ...
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole; Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally
  • (Apportioned) A non-passenger registration and license plate type issued under terms of the International Registration Plan (IRP) for use on heavy trucks and buses operating interstate. All states and Washington, D.C. ...
  • (Apportioned) Where a service is contracted to be available across a region, the funding shown is divided up in relation to the Census population of that region.
  • (Apportioned) divided and allocated