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What does apportion mean?

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  1. (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  2. (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
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It is to be noted first that this regulation provides a discretionary power to apportion the benefit.
Running your own shares portfolio is all about learning how to apportion your money in order to generate the best possible returns.
In today's litigious society, we need to have someone to blame, to apportion accountability.
The function of the coroner's inquest is to establish the cause of death, not to apportion blame.
It is difficult to apportion blame since both sides seem to be equally culpable.
We're supposed to, by Constitution, apportion or redistrict every 10 years.

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