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apportioning

apportioning is the present participle and gerund of apportion.

Meaning of apportion

Verb

apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) 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.

Noun

apportioning (plural apportionings)

  1. apportionment

Forms of apportioning

pluralapportionings

Questions about apportioning

What does apportioning mean?
Apportioning means apportionment.
What is apportioning the present participle and gerund of?
Apportioning is the present participle and gerund of apportion.
What part of speech is apportioning?
Apportioning is a noun.
What is the plural of apportioning?
The plural of apportioning is apportionings.

Words near apportioning in the dictionary

  1. apportioned
  2. apportioner
  3. apportioners
  4. apportionest
  5. apportioneth
  6. apportioning
  7. apportionings
  8. apportionment
  9. apportionments
  10. apportions
  11. apports

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