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reallocation vs apportioning

apportioning vs reallocation

reallocation and apportioning both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reallocation Yes No No No
apportioning Yes No No No
As nouns, apportioning is a hypernym of reallocation; that is, apportioning is a word with a broader meaning than reallocation:
  • reallocation: a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)
  • apportioning: the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
Other hypernyms of reallocation include allocation, allotment, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling.
reallocation (noun) apportioning (noun)
a new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results) the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
a share that has been allocated again
Difference between reallocation and apportioning

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