apportionment vs grant

grant vs apportionment

apportionment and grant both are nouns.

apportionment is not a verb while grant is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apportionment	Yes	No	No	No
grant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, grant is a hyponym of apportionment; that is, grant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apportionment:

apportionment: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
grant: the act of providing a subsidy

Other hyponyms of apportionment include subsidisation, subsidization, reallocation, reallotment, reapportionment, deal, rationing, parcel, portion, share.

apportionment (noun)	grant (noun)
the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan	the act of providing a subsidy
	a right or privilege that has been granted
	a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
	any monetary aid
	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

apportionment (verb)	grant (verb)
	be willing to concede
	allow to have
	let have
	transfer by deed
	give as judged due or on the basis of merit
	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
	bestow, especially officially

Difference between apportionment and grant

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