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分配 — meaning in English

fēn pèi

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English meaning

  • apportion verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  • apportionment noun The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • distribution noun The act of spreading or handing something out.

Senses

分配 is used for these senses in English:

  • apportion (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  • apportionment (US) The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
  • distribute (transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
  • distribution An act of distributing or state of being distributed.
  • repartition A distribution or apportioning of something again.

apportion — full definition

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

apportionment — full definition

  1. noun The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.
  2. noun The distribution of members of the House of Representatives according to the population of the various states.
  3. noun The allocation of direct taxation according to the population of the various states.

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