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distribuir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allot verb To give out or assign a share of something to each person or purpose.
  • apportion verb To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  • deal noun An agreement or arrangement between parties, especially a business one.
  • distribute verb To divide something up and hand it out to a number of people or places.
  • issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.

Senses

distribuir is used for these senses in English:

  • allot (transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
  • apportion (transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
  • deal (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
  • distribute (transitive) To scatter or spread.
  • dole out (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
  • issue (transitive) To deliver for use.
  • mete out (transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
  • pass out (transitive) To distribute.

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.

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