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Noun
/əˈpôrSHənmənt/,
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apportionments, plural;
  1. The action or result of apportioning something
    • - an exercise in apportionment of blame
  2. The determination of the proportional number of members each US state sends to the House of Representatives, based on population figures

  1. allotment: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
  2. (apportion) allocate: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"
  3. (apportioned) given out in portions
  4. Apportionment is the process of allocating political power among a set of principles (or defined constituencies). In most representative governments, political power has most recently been apportioned among constituencies based on population, but there is a long history of different approaches.
  5. (apportion) To divide and distribute portions of a whole; Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally
  6. (Apportionments) Terminology sometimes used to explain the method by which you allocate overheads e.g. premises costs (rent, heat, electric, service etc) apportioned by the number of staff in the organisation.  See direct costs; full cost recovery; indirect costs and overheads.
  7. (Apportion) In family law, to divide equally, usually referring to the division of family assets between spouses. See also "Reapportion."
  8. (Apportion) To divide and assign according to a definite rule. The division is not necessarily equal but is fair according to the respective interests of the parties involved.
  9. (apportion) if your Corporation Tax accounting period doesn't fall wholly within a single financial year (in other words it starts before and ends after 1 April) and different Corporation Tax rates applied in each, you'll need to divide or apportion your company or organisation's chargeable ...
  10. (Apportioned) A non-passenger registration and license plate type issued under terms of the International Registration Plan (IRP) for use on heavy trucks and buses operating interstate. All states and Washington, D.C. ...
  11. (Apportioned) Where a service is contracted to be available across a region, the funding shown is divided up in relation to the Census population of that region.
  12. (Apportioned) divided and allocated
  13. A distribution by OMB of amounts available for obligation in an appropriation or fund account, including budgetary reserves established by law. An apportionment divides amounts by specific time periods (quarters), activities, projects, objects, or a combination.
  14. The dividing of a loss proportionately among two or more insurers that cover the same loss.
  15. Also known as adjustment. The division of responsibility for certain costs between the parties to a transaction, such as realty taxes. In many U.S. jurisdictions, the vendor is responsible for the day of closing and all days prior to it.
  16. Dividing cremated remains into portions for separate disposition. For example, a set of cremated remains could be divided into three portions, with one portion placed in an urn in a columbarium, another portion scattered in a favorite place, and yet another carried in a locket.
  17. is the term used for the process of reallocating the number of Congressional seats a state receives based on Census data. Legislative districts are based on the entire population count of everyone regardless of age or voting eligibility.
  18. a division of the state into districts from which legislators are elected based upon the distribution of the population. (See also "Reapportionment".)
  19. The division and distribution of something into proportionate parts; to each according to their share. For example, if a court ordered apportionment of a contract, the party would be required to perform only to a extent equal to the performance of the other side.
  20. The fair share assigned to a local church or other United Methodist body by proper church authority, to be raised by that body as its portion of the church fund.
  21. the division of costs among two or more cost centers in proportion to estimated benefit on some sensible basis. Apportionment is for shared costs.
  22. Registration based on a proportional payment of registration fees, whether determined by a quotient of miles traveled, revenue received, or any other similar method
  23. Adjustment of the income, expenses or carrying charges of real estate usually computed to the date of closing of title so that the seller pays all expenses to that date. The buyer assumes all expenses commencing the date the deed is conveyed to the buyer.
  24. (WCB) A proportionate division of all or part of the liability in a case between two or more sources of disability for the same claimant, based on an evaluation of the relative contribution that the sources of disability have made to the claimant's permanent disability.
  25. Transfers part of an appropriation from certain lump-sum “all State departments and agencies” appropriations to specific agencies.