apportioned

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ap•por•tion /əˈpɔr-ʃən/   v. [~ + object (+ among/between + object)]

1. to divide (parts or shares) and distribute by some rule:
   to apportion expenses among the three men.

ap•por•tion•ment, n. [uncountable]

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ap•por•tion  (ə pôr′shən, ə pōr′-), v.t. 

1. to distribute or allocate proportionally;
   divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:
   to apportion expenses among the three men.

• Middle French apportionner, equivalent. to ap- ap-¹ + portionner to portion
• 1565–75

ap•por′tion•a•ble, adj. 
ap•por′tion•er, n. 

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apportion / əˈpɔːʃən/ verb

1. (transitive) to divide, distribute, or assign appropriate shares of; allot proportionally

apˈportionable adjective