apportion verb

/əˈpɔː.ʃən/

/-ˈpɔːr-/ v [T] formal

Definition

to give or share out, especially blame or money among several people or things

When we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money among/between us.

The investigation into the air crash would inevitably apportion blame to certain members of the crew.

(Definition of apportion verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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