reapportionments

noun

plural of reapportionment
as in redivisions

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  1. distributions
  2. allocations
  3. apportionments
  4. issuances
  5. disbursements
Noun
  • Depending on the facts, annual distributions may also be required.
    — Ronald Stair, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • People are being warned not to mail checks because of rampant theft, yet brokerages still rely on sending physical checks for certain transactions such as qualified charitable distributions or 401(k) rollovers.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributions
Noun
  • Today, equity allocations among near-retirement, same-year TDFs range from as low as 20% to as high as 75%, according to Morningstar.
    — Stuart Robertson, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of allocations
Noun
  • Even if sufficient water were released from Lake Powell to Lake Mead to cover the Lower Basin’s and Mexico’s apportionments, Lake Mead would continue to decline because of evaporation.
    — Sarah Porter, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of apportionments
Noun
  • One source said any new debt deals announced this fall will be priced at a significantly higher rate than previous issuances.
    — Seema Mody, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The group said demand was three times larger than supply, with orders coming mostly from international investors, in a sign that Gulf debt markets are thawing after the conflict stalled new issuances.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of issuances
Noun
  • The funding will come from federal disbursements sent to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a program geared towards post-COVID relief.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This is done to comply with the SSI payment schedule, which sets disbursements for the first day of each month and moves them earlier when that date falls on a holiday.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disbursements
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“Reapportionments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reapportionments. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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