apportion
Mete out shares
To apportion is to divide and distribute according to some plan or proportion: The committee apportioned funds among the departments.
The word implies fairness or systematic allocation rather than arbitrary division.
In politics, apportionment determines how legislative seats are distributed among districts based on population: Congressional seats are apportioned after each census.
Distribute by shares
- distributeDivide and deliver
- assignGive as responsibility
- allocateDesignate for specific use
- dispenseGive out in portions
earmark · designate · mete · disburse · ration · dole · parcel · administer
Split into smaller portions
- segmentDistinct part of whole
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- splitSeparation into parts
- carveCut to shape
slice · fraction · section · break up · separate · dissect · quarter · parcel out
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- sharePortion given out
- fractionPart divided by whole
quantity · amount · allotment · calculation · formula · assessment · determination · per capita
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
fair share · equitable · balanced · parity · equal share · pro rata
allot
Distribute by shares
- distributeDivide and deliver
- assignGive as responsibility
- allocateDesignate for specific use
dispense · earmark · designate · mete · disburse · ration · dole · parcel · administer · budget
subdivide
Split into smaller portions
carve · slice · fraction · section · break up · separate · dissect · quarter · parcel out · compartmentalize
ratio
Comparative numerical relation
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- sharePortion given out
fraction · quantity · amount · allotment · calculation · formula · assessment · determination · per capita · weighted
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- equalitySame status for all
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- evenhandednessUnbiased, balanced judgment
proportionality · fair share · equitable · balanced · parity · equal share · pro rata
- dividing and givingdistribute, allocate, divide, give, share
- portioningdivide, share, distribute, allocate, allot
- separationseparate, sieving, straining, divide, filtration
- give outhand out, share, distribute, dispense, issue
apportionhoard
Hidden accumulated valuables
consolidate · concentrate · amass · accumulate · gather
apportionmonopolize
Claim exclusive control
arrogate · hog · misallocate · appropriate · confiscate
apportioned, apportionment, apportioning, apportions, reapportion