apportion

  • 111portion out — verb give out as one s portion or share • Syn: ↑share, ↑divvy up, ↑apportion, ↑deal • Derivationally related forms: ↑deal (for: ↑deal), ↑apportionable …

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  • 112al|lot´ter — al|lot «uh LOT», transitive verb, lot|ted, lot|ting. 1. to divide and distribute in parts or shares: »The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. 2. to give as a share, task, duty, or the… …

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  • 113al|lot´ta|ble — al|lot «uh LOT», transitive verb, lot|ted, lot|ting. 1. to divide and distribute in parts or shares: »The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. 2. to give as a share, task, duty, or the… …

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  • 114al|lot — «uh LOT», transitive verb, lot|ted, lot|ting. 1. to divide and distribute in parts or shares: »The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts. 2. to give as a share, task, duty, or the like;… …

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  • 115por´tion|er — por|tion «PR shuhn, POHR », noun, verb. –n. 1. a part or share: »A portion of each school day is devoted to arithmetic. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under part. (Cf. ↑part) 2. a quantity of food served for one person: »Each child ate his portion. 3 …

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  • 116por|tion — «PR shuhn, POHR », noun, verb. –n. 1. a part or share: »A portion of each school day is devoted to arithmetic. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under part. (Cf. ↑part) 2. a quantity of food served for one person: »Each child ate his portion. 3 …

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  • 117MARI — MARI, one of the principal centers of Mesopotamia during the third and early second millennia B.C.E. The archaeological and epigraphical discoveries there are of prime significance for the history of Mesopotamia and Upper Syria. The Akkadian… …

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  • 118TAXATION — This article is arranged according to the following outline: historical aspects legal aspects the biblical period the talmudic period the post talmudic period in general yardsticks of tax assessment taxable property Place of Residence, Business,… …

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  • 119all up — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …

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  • 120Applot — Ap*plot , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Applotting}.] [Pref. ad + plot.] To divide into plots or parts; to apportion. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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