noun
Meaning 1
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
apportionment
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noun
Meaning 2
The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: allotment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: distribution
Narrower terms: grant, subsidization, subsidisation, reallotment, reapportionment, reallocation, deal, rationing, parcel, portion, share
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English apportion Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English apportionment From apportion + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تَوَزُّع (tawazzuʕ) — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Esperanto: onigo — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- French: partage — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- French: répartition — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- German: Aufteilung — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- German: Betragserteilung — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- German: Umlage — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- German: Umlegung — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Polish: aport — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Portuguese: repartição — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Romanian: repartizare — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Spanish: aporcionamiento — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Spanish: prorrateo — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Spanish: distribución — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Spanish: racionamiento — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Spanish: reparto — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Turkish: bölüştürme — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Turkish: paylaştırma — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Turkish: tahsis — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Turkish: tevzi — The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
- Indonesian: alokasi kursi — (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states
- German: Verteilung — (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states
- Turkish: paylaştırma — (US) The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states
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