Definitions for apportions

apportions ap·por·tion

Spelling: [uh-pawr-shuh n, uh-poh
IPA: /əˈpɔr ʃən, əˈpoʊr-/

Apportions is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 692 anagrams from letters in apportions (ainoopprst).

Definitions for apportions

verb (used with object)

  1. to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:

Origin of apportions

1565-75; Middle French apportionner, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + portionner to portion

Examples for apportions

By its aid I could apportion the lifetime of any mortal at whom you might point your finger.

Pundits love to apportion blame for partisan hostility equally to both sides.

One may apportion what he only holds in trust; he shares what is his own.

Of course, we need to let the two armies investigate what exactly happened and apportion blame.

By its aid, I could apportion the life-time of any mortal at whom you might point your finger.

It is easier of digestion and easier to apportion in uniform rations.

And why has the state no right to equalize or apportion worldly wealth?

"So apportion your wants that your means may exceed them," says Bulwer.

It is not for any of us to think of attempting to apportion the blame.

It takes time—sometimes a very long time—to apportion power among different groups within a nascent political system.

Word Value for apportions
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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