APPORTIONS

Scrabble

WWF

A(1) P(3) P(3) O(1) R(1) T(1) I(1) O(1) N(1) S(1)

NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓

Definition

verb

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.”
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.”