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Meanings of apportion in English

Catalan
prorratejar

Give out as one's portion or share.

        prorratejar
        Portuguese
        alocar
        Catalan
        distribuir
        Spanish
        distribuir

        Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose.

              alocar
              Usage of apportion in English
              1
              If you want to blame somebody, apportion blame in a fair manner.
              The Irish Times
              2
              For legal reasons, the jury's verdict could not name Harwood or apportion blame.
              The Guardian
              3
              So it's fine to apportion the funding, but is it actually being deployed?
              Radio NZ
              4
              And how we apportion their use says a lot about our urban sensibilities.
              The Irish Times
              5
              The herculean labors of his life require him to apportion his time minutely.
              Autobiography of a Yogi
              6
              Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff refused to apportion blame, however.
              Radio NZ
              7
              It was not our right to apportion power like that.
              A journey: my political life
              8
              The king may apportion the business of state among the councillors as he desires.
              The Governments of Europe
              9
              These numbers then inform how to apportion electoral districts and where to allocate money.
              The Guardian
              10
              His proposition is to apportion representation according to the male citizens of the States.
              History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
              11
              And in order to do so, let us apportion society into its class divisions.
              The Iron Heel
              12
              But I apportion too much blame to you, Mr Carvallo.
              The mandala of sherlock holmes: the missing years
              13
              You have to apportion the values when you look back.
              The Beautiful and Damned
              14
              We assess to apportion the balance of innocence and culpability.'
              Stonewielder
              15
              There is no retribution that any mortal could apportion justly.
              Daniel Deronda
              16
              Mr Joustra made clear it was not the responsibility of the investigators to apportion blame.
              News.com.au
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              Translations for apportion
              Portuguese
              alocar
              Apportion through the time
              Apportion across language varieties
              United Kingdom
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