apportion vs distribute

apportion

verb
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole. 

  • Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. 

distribute

verb
  • To divide into portions and dispense. 

  • To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. 

  • To supply to retail outlets. 

  • To scatter or spread. 

  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. 

  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. 

  • To deliver or pass out. 

  • To classify or separate into categories. 

  • To be distributive. 

  • To apportion (more or less evenly). 

  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. 

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