different between apportion vs allot

English

Etymology

From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. See portion.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p????n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??p????n/
• Rhymes: -??(r)??n

Verb

apportion (third-person singular simple present apportions, present participle apportioning, simple past and past participle apportioned)

1. (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.

   The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.

2. (transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.

   The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

Synonyms

• (divide and distribute): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out

Antonyms

• (divide and distribute): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble

Derived terms

• unapportioned
• apportionment

Translations

Anagrams

• appointor

English

Etymology

From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?t/
• Rhymes: -?t
• Homophone: a lot

Verb

allot (third-person singular simple present allots, present participle allotting, simple past and past participle allotted)

1. (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
2. (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

Related terms

• allotment

Translations

Anagrams

• all to, atoll

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?alloh(t)/

Verb

allot

1. first-person plural imperative of ii