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# apportionment

noun (apportionment — usually uncountable; an apportionment)

«apportionment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) The act of dividing something and sharing it out in parts, often fairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#m1)
2. (US) The way seats in a government body are shared out between areas by population. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x1)
- Find the apportionment of 30 sweets in the ratio 2:3. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x2)
- The apportionment gave 12 sweets to one child and 18 to the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x3)
- The court decided the apportionment of blame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x4)
- In the US, apportionment is based on population. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x5)
- Fair apportionment of chores keeps the peace at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «apportionment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/apportionment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«apportionment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/apportionment.html) on Mova free.