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apportioned

intermediateB2

/əˈpɔːrʃənd/ · ap-por-tioned

to divide and allocate in appropriate shares; to assign portions.

Meanings

verbformal

to divide and allocate in appropriate shares; to assign portions.

مناسب حصوں میں تقسیم کرنا؛ حصہ تفویض کرنا۔

مناسب کیا ہوا

munasib kiya hua

Synonyms

distributedallocateddividedتقسیم شدہتفویض شدہحصہ دار

Antonyms

mergedcombinedunitedمل گیاجمعمتحد

Common Collocations

  • apportioned shares
  • apportioned funds
  • apportioned responsibilities

Example Sentences

The profits were apportioned among the partners fairly.

منافع کو شراکت داروں میں منصفانہ طور پر مناسب کیا گیا۔

Munaafi ko shirakat daaron mein munsifana tor par munasib kiya gaya.

They apportioned the land to various agricultural projects.

انہوں نے زمین کو مختلف زرعی منصوبوں کے لئے تقسیم کیا۔

Unhone zameen ko mukhtalif zira'ati mansoobon ke liye taqseem kiya.

The expenses were apportioned based on each participant's contribution.

اخراجات کو ہر شریک کی شراکت کی بنیاد پر مناسب کیا گیا۔

Ikhrajat ko har shareek ki sharakath ki buniyaad par munasib kiya gaya.

Easily Confused With

proportioned:Proportioned implies a relationship determined by ratios, while apportioned refers specifically to allocation of parts.

Word Family

apportionment
nounتقسیم
apportion
verbتفویض

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'apportion' as 'a portion' which helps remember it relates to dividing.

Visualize a pie being sliced into evenly apportioned pieces.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old French "apportionner" — to divide or allocate

First known use: 15th century

The word has evolved from Old French 'apportionner', meaning to allocate according to a plan, entering English in the late Middle Ages.