Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Distributed or allocated in portions: Describes something that has been divided and given out in specific shares or amounts.
   • Assigned proportionally: Refers to something that has been allotted based on a particular system, ratio, or plan.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The apportioned funds were distributed to each department according to their needs.
  • After the harvest, the apportioned shares of grain were given to each family in the village.

Advanced Usage

• "to be apportioned": This passive construction is common, emphasizing that the division was done by an authority or according to a rule.
  • The remaining time was apportioned equally among the four speakers.
• Used in formal, legal, or administrative contexts to describe the fair or systematic distribution of resources, responsibilities, or space.
  • The committee discussed how the tax burden should be apportioned among the citizens.

Variants and Related Words

• Apportion (verb): To divide and allocate proportionally.
  • The manager will apportion the tasks for the project.
• Apportionment (noun): The act or process of apportioning.
  • The apportionment of seats in the legislature is based on population.

Synonyms

• Allocated: Designated for a specific purpose or recipient.
• Distributed: Handed out or spread over an area or among a group.
• Doled out: Distributed in small, often measured, amounts (can imply scarcity).
• Prorated: Divided, distributed, or assessed proportionally (often based on time or usage).

Antonyms

• Hoarded: Gathered and kept for oneself, often in a secretive way.
• Withheld: Refused to give; held back.
• Amassed: Accumulated or collected a large quantity of something.

Related Phrases

• Apportioned liability: (Legal) Shared responsibility assigned to different parties.
  • The court determined the apportioned liability for the accident.
• Apportioned cost: A cost that is divided and assigned to different departments or projects.
  • The apportioned cost of utilities was charged to each tenant.

Adjective

1. given out in portions