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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
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