C1 noun Formell

apportion

/əˈpɔːr.ʃən/

To divide and assign something, such as resources, costs, or blame, into proportional shares or parts. It is typically used when a total amount must be distributed among several parties according to a specific plan or set of rules.

Beispiele

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1

The roommates decided to apportion the utility bills based on the size of their respective bedrooms.

The roommates decided to apportion the utility bills based on the size of their respective bedrooms.

2

The judicial panel must apportion the responsibility for the environmental disaster among the three chemical firms.

The judicial panel must apportion the responsibility for the environmental disaster among the three chemical firms.

3

You shouldn't try to apportion all the blame to me when you were the one who lost the map.

You shouldn't try to apportion all the blame to me when you were the one who lost the map.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
apportionment
Verb
apportion
Adjektiv
apportionable
Verwandt
portion
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Merkhilfe

Look at the word 'portion' inside 'apportion'. To apportion is to make sure everyone gets their fair 'portion' of a total.

Schnelles Quiz

The committee had to _______ the limited research grants among dozens of deserving applicants.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: apportion

Beispiele

1

The roommates decided to apportion the utility bills based on the size of their respective bedrooms.

everyday

The roommates decided to apportion the utility bills based on the size of their respective bedrooms.

2

The judicial panel must apportion the responsibility for the environmental disaster among the three chemical firms.

formal

The judicial panel must apportion the responsibility for the environmental disaster among the three chemical firms.

3

You shouldn't try to apportion all the blame to me when you were the one who lost the map.

informal

You shouldn't try to apportion all the blame to me when you were the one who lost the map.

4

Economists study how different regimes apportion national wealth to social welfare programs versus military spending.

academic

Economists study how different regimes apportion national wealth to social welfare programs versus military spending.

5

Our primary task this quarter is to apportion the marketing budget effectively across our international branches.

business

Our primary task this quarter is to apportion the marketing budget effectively across our international branches.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
apportionment
Verb
apportion
Adjektiv
apportionable
Verwandt
portion

Häufige Kollokationen

apportion blame apportion blame
apportion resources apportion resources
apportion costs apportion costs
apportion responsibility apportion responsibility
apportion shares apportion shares

Häufige Phrasen

equitably apportion

equitably apportion

apportion according to

apportion according to

reapportion seats

reapportion seats

Wird oft verwechselt mit

apportion vs allocate

Allocate focuses on setting something aside for a specific purpose, whereas apportion focuses on the proportional division of a whole among parts.

apportion vs proportion

Proportion is usually a noun referring to a part-to-whole relationship, while apportion is the verb for the act of dividing it.

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Nutzungshinweise

Apportion is most frequently used in legal and political contexts, particularly regarding the distribution of legislative seats or the division of financial liabilities.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use 'apportion' for simple physical cutting (like 'apportioning bread'), but it should be reserved for more abstract or systematic distributions of assets or concepts like guilt.

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Merkhilfe

Look at the word 'portion' inside 'apportion'. To apportion is to make sure everyone gets their fair 'portion' of a total.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Old French 'aporcionner', based on the Latin 'portionem' meaning 'a part or share'.

Grammatikmuster

transitive verb often used in passive voice (e.g., 'the funds were apportioned') usually followed by the preposition 'among' or 'between'
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Kultureller Kontext

In the United States, 'apportionment' is a specific constitutional process used to distribute the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states based on census data.

Schnelles Quiz

The committee had to _______ the limited research grants among dozens of deserving applicants.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: apportion

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