apportionments
|a-por-tion-ments|
🇺🇸
/əˈpɔrʃənmənts/
🇬🇧
/əˈpɔːrʃənmənts/
(apportionment)
divide into shares
Etymology
'apportionment' originates from Latin and Old French, specifically the Latin root 'portio' (through Old French 'portion'), where 'portio' meant 'a part' and the prefix element in 'apportion' (from Latin 'ad-') meant 'to' or 'toward'.
'apportionment' changed from Old French/Anglo-Norman forms related to 'aportioner' and Middle English 'apportionen' and eventually became the modern English noun 'apportionment' formed by 'apportion' + suffix '-ment'.
Initially related to 'a share' or 'portion', the term evolved to refer also to the action or process of dividing and allocating and to the results of that action (allocated shares).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'apportionment': shares or portions that have been allocated or assigned.
The apportionments of seats on the committee were finalized.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Noun 2
plural form referring to acts or instances of apportioning — the processes of dividing and assigning parts among recipients.
Apportionments of the estate among the heirs were handled by the executor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/09/26 09:30