apportion vs pass out

apportion

verb
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole. 

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

pass out

verb
  • To distribute, to hand out. 

  • To graduate, usually marked by a ceremony at the end of training. 

  • To end (a round) by having passes as the first four bids. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, out. 

  • To graduate from university. 

  • To faint; to become unconscious. 

  • To become proficient in a particular job or task. 

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