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Apportion

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dealnoun(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
allocateverbTo set aside for a purpose.
sharenounTo give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
divvy upverb(informal) To divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.
portion outverb(transitive) To distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.

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divvy upverb(informal) To divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.
dealverb(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
portion outverb(transitive) To distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.
shareverbTo give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
allocateverbTo set aside for a purpose.
apportionmentnoun(US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
distributeverb(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
distributionnounAn act of distributing or state of being distributed.
allotverb(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
sharingnounThe act by which something is shared.
allocationnounThe process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
prorateverbTo divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
divisionnoun(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
partitionverbTo divide something into parts, sections or shares.
divideverb(transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
dispenseverbTo issue, distribute, or give out.
assignverb(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
splitverb(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
assessverb(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
designateverbTo mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

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