1. But the bank fought back, apportioning blame to the customers for failing to properly protect information about their accounts.
2. They include apportioning a larger share of local and central level taxes and 10 percent of revenue from land sales to education.
noun
1. the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning
distribution according to a plan
e.g. the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state
Synonym: allotment apportionment allocation parceling parcelling assignation