apportion

Words with a similar base: apportion

'apportion'

[allocate.v.01] as in: distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

Examples:
I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis
I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip

Origins

					apportion (English)
└── apportionner (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
    └── aporcioner (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── apportionare (Latin)

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