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Apportion vs Prorate - What's the difference?

apportion | prorate |

As verbs the difference between apportion and prorate

is that apportion is to divide and distribute portions of a whole while prorate is to divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.

apportion

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
    • The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.
  • Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
    • The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.

    Derived terms

    * unapportioned * apportionment

    Synonyms

    * (divide and distribute ): allocate, allot, dispense, parcel out, share out

    Antonyms

    * (divide and distribute ): amass, concentrate, consolidate, gather, reassemble

    prorate

    English

    Verb

    (prorat)
  • To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.

    • Anagrams

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