apportionment

«apportionment» in Mova's school dictionary: The act of dividing something and sharing it out in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (apportionment — usually uncountable; an apportionment)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) The act of dividing something and sharing it out in parts, often fairly. tree →

2) (US) The way seats in a government body are shared out between areas by population. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths and exam language it means sharing a total in a given ratio: apportionment of £60 in the ratio 1:2 gives £20 and £40. In US civics, apportionment decides how many representatives each state gets. Phrases: apportionment of costs, fair apportionment.

examples

• The apportionment of the prize money was decided by votes. tree →
• Find the apportionment of 30 sweets in the ratio 2:3. tree →
• The apportionment gave 12 sweets to one child and 18 to the other. tree →
• The court decided the apportionment of blame. tree →
• In the US, apportionment is based on population. tree →
• Fair apportionment of chores keeps the peace at home. tree →

note

Verb: apportion. Formal word; everyday words are share or divide. In ratio problems, add the parts, divide the total by that sum, then multiply by each part.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apportionment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.