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Definition of apportioned - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
shared partsdivided and given out in portions
- The funds were apportioned among the departments.
2.
allocationdivided and allocated according to a plan
- The apportioned resources were distributed among the departments..
Origin of apportioned
Latin, ad (to) + portio (portion)
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Examples of apportioned in a sentence
The land was apportioned among the heirs. The apportioned funds were used wisely. The apportioned tasks were completed on time.
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- French:réparti, attribué, ...
- German:aufgeteilt, ...
- Italian:distribuito, ...
- Spanish:repartido, ...
- Portuguese:distribuído, alocado, ...
- Chinese:分配的, ...
- Japanese:分配された, ...
- Arabic:مُقَسَّم, مُخَصَّص, ...
- Hebrew:מוּקְצֶה, מֻקְצֶה, ...
- Russian:распределенный, распределённый, ...
- Ukrainian:розподілений, ...
- Hindi:आवंटित, विभाजित-आवंटित, ...
Definition of apportion - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
split sharesdivide and distribute portions of a whole
- The manager will apportion the tasks among the team.
2.
responsibilitydecide how much blame each person deserves
- The committee apportioned blame for the project's failure.
Expressions with apportion
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divide responsibility for something bad among people
It is not helpful to apportion blame after the accident.
Origin of apportion
Latin, ad (to) + portio (share)
Examples of apportion in a sentence
It's important to apportion the resources fairly among departments. They had to apportion the blame among the team members. The judge apportioned responsibility to both parties.
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- French:répartir, attribuer, ...
- German:aufteilen, zuschreiben, ...
- Italian:distribuire, attribuire, ...
- Spanish:repartir, atribuir la culpa, ...
- Portuguese:distribuir, atribuir, ...
- Chinese:分配, 划分, ...
- Japanese:配分する, ...
- Arabic:وَزَّعَ, نَسَبَ اللَّوْم, ...
- Hebrew:לְחַלֵּק, לְחַלֵּק אֶת הָאַשְׁמָה, ...
- Russian:распределять, возлагать, ...
- Ukrainian:розподіляти, ...
- Hindi:बाँटना, बांटना, ...
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