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apportionment

Roget category 786

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.9. Possessive relations
›› 5.9.2. Transfer of property

#786. Apportionment

noun

apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointmentappropriationdispensation, distributiondivision, dealrepartition, partitionadministration.
dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dosedole, meed, pittancequantum, rationratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowancesuerte.

verb

apportion, dividedistribute, administer, dispensebillet, allot, detail, cast, share, meteportion out, parcel out, dole outdeal, carve.
allocate, ration, ration outassignseparate etc. 44.
partition, assign, appropriate, appoint.
come in for one's share etc. (participate) 778.

adjective

apportioning etc. v. — respective.

adverb

respectively, each to each.

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