apportion
verb (used with object)
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution.
apportioned
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past participleof apportion.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof apportion.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
apportionverb (used with object)to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution.
Example Sentences
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That’s a little more than the entire volume apportioned to Arizona under the plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
District Judge Thomas M. Durkin ordered that the settlement funds, which totaled $7.5 million, be apportioned to each client as soon as possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The blame apportioned to these protests does not sit right with many, even some sections of the Jewish community.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Because of that distrust, the founders carefully apportioned responsibility over the “militia” — today’s National Guard — between the federal government and the states.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2025
It was a big meal for France but it seemed very carefully apportioned after Spain.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
