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APPORTIONMENT Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word apportionment. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word apportionment. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for APPORTIONMENT

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allocation
nounn
noun

• a share set aside for a specific purpose

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

• (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

allotment
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a share set aside for a specific purpose

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

assignment
nounn
noun

• a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

• the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

• the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

• the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

distribution
nounn
noun

• (statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence

• the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

• the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

• the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

sharing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• using or enjoying something jointly with others

• having in common

• sharing thoughts and feelings

• a distribution in shares

adjective satellite

• unselfishly willing to share with others

apportioning
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

assignation
nounn
noun

• a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

parceling
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

parcelling
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan

Best Hypernyms For APPORTIONMENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for apportionment, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
distribution allocation allotment assignment division sharing

Alternatives for ALLOCATION

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