apportion vs share

apportion

verb
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole. 

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

share

verb
  • To divide and distribute. 

  • To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume. 

  • To tell to another. 

  • To allow public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network 

  • To have or use in common. 

noun
  • The action of sharing something with other people via social media. 

  • The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine. 

  • A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network. 

  • A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability. 

  • A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone. 

  • The sharebone or pubis. 

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