apportion

tr.v., -tioned, -tion·ing, -tions.
To divide and assign according to a plan; allot: "The tendency persists to apportion blame as suits the circumstances" (Natalie Angier).

[French apportioner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-, ad-) + portionner, to divide into portions (from portion, portion; see portion).]

Allocate property taxes paid by a company (utility or railroad) within a state.
Example: The Reading Railroad operates a railroad line that has property in 22 counties within one state. The Unit Value of the railroad, which was appraised at $1 billion, is apportioned to the 22 counties based on the original cost of property in each county.

verb

To set aside or distribute as a share: admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, assign, give, lot, measure out, mete (out). See collect/distribute.

v

Definition: divide into shares
Antonyms: hold, keep, monopolize, withhold

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To divide fairly or according to the parties' respective interests; proportionately, but not necessarily equally. See also reapportion.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fordele, afmåle, tildele

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdelen, toewijzen

Français (French)
v. tr. - répartir, partager, lotir

Deutsch (German)
v. - verteilen, aufteilen, zuteilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταμερίζω, μοιράζω

Italiano (Italian)
assegnare, spartire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - distribuir entre, distribuir

Русский (Russian)
распределять, делить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dividir, partir, distribuir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördela, tilldela

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
分摊, 分派, 分配

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 分攤, 分派, 分配

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 할당하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 割り当てる, 配分する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقسم, يوزع, يخصص‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חילק, הקצה‬

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