apportioned
apportioned is the simple past and past participle of apportion.
Meaning of apportion
Verb
apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)
- To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
- The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
- Synonyms:
- allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out
- Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
- The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.
Adjective
apportioned (not comparable)
- Assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
- Here indeed was the witch wife's chance; and she was the more keen, for her master had warned her that this was her last chance. Either Ailie's soul would be his, or her auld wrunkled body and black heart would be flung from this pleasant world to their apportioned place.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
Words formed from apportioned
Questions about apportioned
- What does apportioned mean?
- Apportioned means assigned as somebody's portion; allotted.
- What is apportioned the simple past and past participle of?
- Apportioned is the simple past and past participle of apportion.
- What part of speech is apportioned?
- Apportioned is an adjective.
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