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Definition of "apportionments" [apportionments]

  • Plural form of apportionment. (noun)

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Use "apportionments" in a sentence
  • "Action: OMB, departments, and agencies will minimize budget restrictions such as apportionments and allotments. 16"
  • "Yes, lots of different kind of apportionments can work and be fair, but our current one seems to reflect pretty well the mix of what we have to deal with."
  • "The Holtham Commission, one of the most thorough reviews of the distribution of public expenditure in the UK, concluded that if the formula used to apportion public expenditure in England were applied to the devolved administrations, Wales would receive nearly £400m more per annum, and Scotland around £4bn less, compared with the apportionments dictated by a creaking Barnett formula."