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PRONUNCIATION OF APPORTIONMENT

apportionment  [əˈpɔːʃənmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPORTIONMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apportionment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APPORTIONMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apportionment

The legal term apportionment means distribution or allotment in proper shares. It is a term used in law in a variety of senses. Sometimes it is employed roughly and has no technical meaning; this indicates the distribution of a benefit, or liability, or the incidence of a duty. In its strict legal interpretation apportionment falls into two classes: "apportionment in respect of estate" and "apportionment in respect of time."...

Definition of apportionment in the English dictionary

The definition of apportionment in the dictionary is the act of apportioning. Other definition of apportionment is the proportional distribution of the seats in a legislative body, esp the House of Representatives, on the basis of population.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPORTIONMENT


abandonment
əˈbændənmənt
bedizenment
bɪˈdaɪzənmənt
chastenment
ˈtʃeɪsənmənt
disheartenment
dɪsˈhɑːt ənmənt
disillusionment
ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒ ənmənt
disimprisonment
ˌdɪsɪmˈprɪzənmənt
emblazonment
ɪmˈbleɪzənmənt
empoisonment
ɪmˈpɔɪzənmənt
enlightenment
ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt
enlivenment
ɪnˈlaɪv ənmənt
environment
ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt
government
ˈɡʌvənmənt
imprisonment
ɪmˈprɪzənmənt
microenvironment
ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌvaɪrənmənt
misgovernment
ˈmɪsˈɡʌvənmənt
partitionment
pɑːˈtɪʃənmənt
prisonment
ˈprɪzənmənt
proportionment
prəˈpɔːʃənmənt
reapportionment
ˌriːəˈpɔːʃənmənt
refashionment
riːˈfæʃənmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPORTIONMENT

appointment
appointment television
appointment viewing
appointments bureau
appointor
Appomattox
apport
apportion
apportionable
apportioner
apposable
appose
apposer
apposite
appositely
appositeness
apposition
appositional
appositive
appositively

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPORTIONMENT

adjournment
adornment
advertisement
alignment
assignment
attainment
built environment
cantonment
central government
consignment
containment
Department of the Environment
e-government
entertainment
Federal Government
infotainment
local government
national government
national unity government
open government
realignment

Synonyms and antonyms of apportionment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APPORTIONMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apportionment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apportionment

Translation of «apportionment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPORTIONMENT

Find out the translation of apportionment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apportionment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apportionment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分摊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prorrateo
570 millions of speakers

English

apportionment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रभाजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قسمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распределение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rateio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অংশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répartition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembahagian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuteilung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

配分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apportionment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự phân phối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகிர்மானக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paylaştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripartizione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podział
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розподіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

repartizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατανομή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toedeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fördelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fordeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apportionment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPORTIONMENT»

The term «apportionment» is regularly used and occupies the 72.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of apportionment
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPORTIONMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apportionment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apportionment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apportionment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPORTIONMENT»

Discover the use of apportionment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apportionment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Formulary Apportionment for the Internal Market
This is followed by an in-depth evaluation of the practical experiences of four jurisdictions (United States, Canada, Switzerland and Germany) with formulary apportionment at the subnational level.
Stefan Mayer, 2009
2
House of Representatives Apportionment Formula: An Analysis ...
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication.
Royce Crocker, 2011
3
Joint and several liability: allocation of risk and ...
This volume includes coverage of settlement practices, indemnification agtreements, comparative negligence theories, uniform laws and the recent movement for tort reform.
Warren Freedman, 1987
4
Constitutionality of Excluding Aliens from the Census for ...
count of that state for purposes of apportionment would be reduced by the ratio of these disenfranchised male citizens to the total number of male citizens in that state. This was intended to discourage former slave states from disenfranchising  ...
Margaret Mikyung Lee, 2011
5
Separate Accounting Or Unitary Apportionment?: The Fairy ...
129 4.2.3.2 Choosing the Apportionment Factors.................................................. 130 4.2.3.3 Measuring the Apportionment Factors................................................ 135 4.2. 3.4 Apportionment Factor Definitions and Locations ............................... 136 ...
Christoph Sommer, 2011
6
Single Particle Characterization, Source Apportionment, and ...
5.1 Synopsis Recently, a new source apportionment method using a library composed of unique source mass spectral signatures obtained by aerosol time-of -flight mass spectrometry (ATOFMS) has been developed. The goal of this chapter is ...
Laura Grace Shields, 2008
7
Anthropogenic Particulate Source Characterization and Source ...
7.1 Conclusion Methods of measuring the chemical and physical properties of aerosols as well as proper source apportionment of ambient particles are necessary to provide insight as to the roles they play in the environment and their impact ...
Stephen Mark Toner, 2007
8
School Funds and Their Apportionment
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Ellwood P. Cubberley, 2009
9
A Source Apportionment and Time-series Health Analysis of ...
In particular, two alternate cases were tested; one, where selenium was left out of the source apportionment analysis altogether and a second where selenium concentrations for the three batches of concern were adjusted based on results ...
Ramona Lall, 2007
10
Interstate Apportionment of Business Income for State Income ...
This book deals with the determination of the portion of net income attributable to a state in which a business firm engaging in interstate commerce is located.
Charles E. Ratliff, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPORTIONMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apportionment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A victory for injured cyclists in apportioning blame
In assessing the apportionment of liability, Mrs Justice Cox appeared to indicate that the power of the motor vehicle is highly significant. «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Road to ratification begins with voters
Late July or early August: Notices sent to certified voters explaining the apportionment of delegates, how to file as a delegate candidate and the ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
SCOTUS to Take on Unions, Affirmative Action and the Death Penalty
In a similar case, Florida v. Georgia, the Court will decide whether the state of Florida is entitled to “equitable apportionment” of water from the ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
4
What It Would Take to Rule Greece's Debt Void
Article 254 of the Treaty of Versailles exempted Poland from the apportionment of debts that were attributed to the actions taken by the ... «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
5
A year on the Throne
That's one way to short-circuit a debate about fair apportionment of ammo. I particularly remember the week Vlambeer parachuted flame ... «Eurogamer.net, Jul 15»
6
Woodland water failing state's tests for Cr6
UC Davis' water apportionment will come from the city of Davis' share. This puts Woodland and Davis at the forefront of complying with state ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
7
One point trouble
"I have been waiting right here for about an hour to enter Panthapath road. I have an apportionment with a doctor on Green Road. I am running ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
8
Mark Webber's letter to Red Bull Racing
The very public outburst and apportionment of blame in my direction following the on-track collision between Sebastian and me while I was ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
9
3rd-party cover for your car
In this instance, the insurer will apply the principles of “apportionment of damages” and pay out accordingly. The apportionment of the damages ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
10
Commissioners table suggested budget for treasurer's office
... for protest taxes and veteran's exemptions. Those deductions will leave a balance of $600,000 subject to apportionment according to statute. «Claremore Daily Progress, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Apportionment [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/apportionment>. May 2024 ».
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