apportionment C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əˈpɔrʃənmənt/ UK /əˈpɔːʃənmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of distributing or allotting in proportional shares The apportionment of seats follows each state's population. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of distributing or... allocationdistributionallotmentdivisionassignmentrationing Word family Related forms apportionportionproportion Etymology AI details From apportion (from Old French apportionner, ultimately from Latin portio 'share') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment. apportionner Old French portio Latin *per- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # apportionment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈpɔrʃənmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈpɔːʃənmənt/ ## Meanings 1. the act of distributing or allotting in proportional shares ## Examples - The apportionment of seats follows each state's population. ## Synonyms - allocation - distribution - allotment - division - assignment - rationing ## Related Forms - apportion - portion - proportion ## Roots and Affixes - Root: apportionner - Root: portio - Root: *per- ## Etymology From apportion (from Old French apportionner, ultimately from Latin portio 'share') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment. ## AI Etymology Apportionment is a noun meaning "the act of distributing or allotting in proportional shares". Historically, it is from apportion (from Old French apportionner, ultimately from Latin portio 'share') plus the noun-forming suffix -ment. The visible construction is part of the etymology: apportionment is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the act of distributing or allotting in proportional shares", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old French apportionner, Latin portio, and Proto-Indo-European *per-. Close English family members include apportion, portion, and proportion. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown