See Also: apportion(dictionary)
apportion(dictionary)

apportion (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: apportionner, from portionner 'to portion']
to decide how something should be shared between various people
::It's not easy to apportion blame (=say who deserves to be blamed) when a marriage breaks up.
apportion among/between
::Court costs were equally apportioned between them.
-- apportionment n [U and C]