English-Spanish translations for apportion

• distribuir
  Por ello, ¿no sería deseable para el Consejo y el Parlamento, como autoridad presupuestaria conjunta, llegar a un acuerdo con la Comisión sobre el modo de distribuir esos fondos? Would it not indeed be desirable, therefore, for the Council and Parliament, as the joint budgetary authority, to come to an agreement with the Commission on how those funds were to be apportioned?
• repartir
  Hoy, sin embargo, nuestro deber no es repartir culpas, sino planificar el futuro. Today, however, the task is not to apportion blame but to plan ahead.
  El objetivo general se repartirá entre los fabricantes de automóviles de forma sostenible y justa desde el punto de vista social. The overall target will be apportioned between car manufacturers in a sustainable and socially just manner.
  Sin embargo, también coincido con lo que han señalado aquellos diputados que intentan repartir la culpa de esta situación. However, I would also agree with what those speakers who seek to apportion blame for this situation have pointed out.

Definition of apportion

• To divide and distribute portions of a whole
• Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally

Synonyms

• allocate
• allot
• dispense
• parcel out
• share out

Examples

• The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
• The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

Related words

• apport
• rapport
• rapporteur
• apportionment
• apport property
• special rapporteur
• shadow rapporteur