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ap·por·tion [ ə páwrsh'n ] (past and past participle ap·por·tioned, present participle ap·por·tion·ing, 3rd person present singular ap·por·tions)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
divide something among many: to divide and allocate something among different people or groups

[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin apportionare< Latin portion- (see portion)]
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