apportionverb [ T ]
uk/əˈpɔː.ʃən/us/əˈpɔːr.ʃən/formalto give or share out something, especially blame or money, among several people or things:
When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us.
The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sharing
- allocate
- allot
- allotment
- cake
- carpool
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- divvy
- divvy sth up
- double
- double up
- Dutch
- go Dutch idiom
- half
- joint
- middle
- redistribute
- share and share alike idiom
- share-out
- shareable
- shared
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