English noun: apportioning | |||
1. | apportioning (act) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan | ||
Samples | The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state. | ||
Synonyms | allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distribution | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deal, grant, parcel, portion, rationing, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, share, subsidisation, subsidization | ||