apportion

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When a company knows its FTE hours, it can apportion its hiring budget according to its particular needs.

From Encyclopedia.com

Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate concluded that the new boundaries amounted to “partisan gerrymanders,” but said the constitution “does not explicitly forbid the consideration of partisan interests in apportioning representation.”

From Seattle Times

However, when delegates were apportioned, Barack Obama finished with the most.

From Los Angeles Times

Mojsov’s story raises thorny questions about the scientific enterprise, including how credit is apportioned and how award decisions are made.

From Science Magazine

In Washington, a bipartisan commission apportions the congressional and legislative districts.

From Seattle Times