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Apportionment

🔄 Synonyms of "Apportionment"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
allocationnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
allotmentnoun	Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
parcelingnoun	(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling. [(nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.]
apportioningnoun	apportionment
parcellingnoun	A system for dividing something up.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apportionment"

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Word	Definition
apportioningnoun	apportionment
allotmentnoun	Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
allocationnoun	The process or procedure for allocating things, especially money or other resources.
parcelingnoun	(nautical) Alternative form of parcelling. [(nautical) One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.]
parcellingnoun	A system for dividing something up.
apportioned	Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
distributionnoun	An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
distributeverb	(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
sharenoun	A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
apportionverb	(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
distributional	Of or pertaining to distribution
allocative	(uncommon) Synonym of allocational (“of or pertaining to the allocation of resources”).
distributivenoun	(grammar) A distributive adjective or pronoun.
allocatenoun	(obsolete, UK, historical, law) A writ authorizing payment, allowance, grant.
allocated	Having been granted an allocation; having received (something) as part of a plan or scheduled disbursement; having been assigned (something) that was set aside for a particular purpose.
sharingnoun	The act by which something is shared.
repartitionnoun	A distribution or apportioning of something again.
redistributionnoun	The act of changing the distribution of resources.
prorateverb	To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
divisionnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.