as in distribution
the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group the apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday

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Recent Examples of apportionment In a 2020 article, the Pew Research Center examined how removing unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 census apportionment count could affect the reapportionment of House seats. Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024 Minnesota received the last seat in the 2020 apportionment of the House. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Widespread reports claim Manchester United is close to agreeing a deal with Sporting CP for the apportionment of its manager Ruben Amorim and the problem for Garnacho is that the new boss might not have a place for him in the lineup. Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 This is a timid and overly complicated version of formulary apportionment. Nicholas Shaxson, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for apportionment

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“Apportionment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apportionment. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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