How do you pronounce apportion?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɔɹʃən/.

apportion

/əˈpɔɹʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: ap-por-tion
IPA: /əˈpɔɹʃən/

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Meaning

verb

To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

Transitive verb

verb

Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election."
"The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them."
"The Good Friday Agreement did not, and could not, apportion blame for the Troubles, in which, as in so many such conflicts, one side’s terrorist is the other’s hero."

Etymology

From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. By surface analysis, ap- + portion.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: apportionner, aporcioner, apportionare, ad

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpɔɹʃən/
British English: /əˈpɔːʃən/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

apportions (present, singular) apportioning (participle, present) apportioned (participle, past) apportioned (past)

Derived Forms

apportionable apportioner apportionment reapportion unapportioned

Synonyms

allocate allot dispense parcel out share out share divvy up portion out deal

Antonyms

amass concentrate consolidate gather reassemble

Rhymes With

portion abortion proportion distortion extortion torsion contortion antiabortion purportion