apportion
verb
[ əˈpɔːʃ(ə)n ]
• divide up and share out.
• "voting power will be apportioned according to contribution"
Similar:
share out,
divide out,
allocate,
distribute,
allot,
assign,
dispense,
give out,
hand out,
mete out,
deal out,
dole out,
ration,
parcel out,
measure out,
split,
carve up,
slice up,
divvy up,
dish out,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Old French apportionner or medieval Latin apportionare, from ad- ‘to’ + portionare ‘divide into portions’.
