as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group
the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday
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Widespread reports claim Manchester United is close to agreeing a deal with Sporting CP for the apportionment of its manager Ruben Amorim and the problem for Garnacho is that the new boss might not have a place for him in the lineup.
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a timid and overly complicated version of formulary apportionment.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The door to formulary apportionment and global minimum tax rates has been cracked open.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The bill would use this data to exclude noncitizens from calculating House apportionment.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This is a timid and overly complicated version of formulary apportionment.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The door to formulary apportionment and global minimum tax rates has been cracked open.
—Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021
The bill would use this data to exclude noncitizens from calculating House apportionment.
—Tom Norton, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for apportionment
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“Apportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionment. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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