apportionment

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈpɔrʃənmənt/ UK /əˈpɔːʃənmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of distributing or allotting in proportional shares

The apportionment of seats follows each state's population.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of distributing or... allocation distribution allotment division assignment rationing

Word family

Related forms apportion portion proportion

Etymology

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

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# 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

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