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apportionment Definition

ap·por·tion·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an apportioning or being apportioned
  2. a proportional distribution or assignment, as of U.S. Representatives among the states, or of state legislators among counties, etc.

apportionment Synonyms

apportionment

n.

partition, allotment, division; see distribution 1.

apportionment Law Definition

n

  1. The allocation, distribution, or division of something into proportionate shares.
  2. The drawing of the boundaries of legislative districts so that each district is approximately equal in population. See also gerrymandering and reapportionment.
  3. The allocation after every census of the seats in the United States House of Representatives among the states based on population.
apportionment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rent: Provisions in relation to parties to apportionment of rent.
  • liability: Apportionment of liability in tort where more than one person is at fault.
  • profit: And if it is, how do you account for drawings, capital introduced and the disclosure of the apportionment of profit?
  • cost: In addition, an apportionment of costs may be required where premises are used for a substantial amount of private practice.
  • responsibility: The doe projects i don't think would pay up apportionment of responsibility.
  • fee: There are some complicated systems involving apportionment of fees and even turnover-related bonuses to vets involved.

Converse of object

  • agree: If the Inspector has requested an agreed apportionment the DV should seek the information from the taxpayer ( or agent ).
  • require: Commonly this will require an apportionment of the total value in proportion to the value of each asset.
  • involve: There are some complicated systems involving apportionment of fees and even turnover-related bonuses to vets involved.
  • base: Where agreements do not specify the rental amounts appropriate to each it will be necessary to apply an apportionment based on market values.

Adjective modifier

  • altered: The same system was extended to certificates of capital value and altered apportionments of all kinds.
  • reasonable: However, a fair and reasonable apportionment must be applied if there is a mixed standard and zero-rated supply.
  • proper: He supported Councilor Emery in seeking proper apportionment in the West and in the rural area in line with its contribution.
  • fair: The branch has a calculator model to ensure fair apportionment of paid time allocation within the overall hours allocation provided by the Employer.
  • original: This is a transcript of the entries in an original tithe apportionment.

Modifies a noun

  • scheme: The apportionment schemes are intended for retail traders that may find it difficult to account for VAT on their sales in the normal way.
  • rule: Further changes to the apportionment rules will be discussed in the consultation document referred to at paragraph 5 above.
  • method: The conclusion of this work was that the apportionment method was unsatisfactory, and that the preferred method was the cohort component method.

Noun used with modifier

  • tithe: Tithe apportionment: Madeley Parish £ 12 1s.
  • source: A: The source apportionment was carried out in 2005 using the most recent full set of annual data, that is 2004.