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portion
[ pawr-shuhn, pohr- ]
noun
- a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
I read a portion of the manuscript.
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- an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping:
He took a large portion of spinach.
Synonyms:
- the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share.
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- the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin.
Synonyms:
- Literary. something that is allotted to a person by God or fate.
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- (especially formerly) the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dowry.
verb (used with object)
- to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often followed by out ).
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- to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or a dowry:
All of his children have been amply portioned.
Synonyms:
- to provide with a lot or fate:
She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life.
portion
/ ˈɔːʃə /
noun
- a part of a whole; fraction
- a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
- an amount of food served to one person; helping
- law
- a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parents
- the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
- a person's lot or destiny
verb
- to divide up; share out
- to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate
- law to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow
Derived Forms
- ˈǰپDzԱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰtDz·· adjective
- ǰtDz· adjective
- ·ǰtDz verb (used with object)
- un·ǰtDz·· adjective
- ܲ·ǰtDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of portion1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Even when you’re retired, you’ll likely need to keep a portion of your money in stocks if you want to keep ahead of inflation.
In the past, the plant has tortured hikers along portions of the Pacific Crest Trail in the range.
Video footage showed that Paredes was detained during a good portion of the attack, with officers binding his hands and legs.
A chip shop in Bradford sold portions of the dish at 1970s prices this week to celebrate updates to its shop.
California’s tax credit program is at a disadvantage because it does not cover so-called above-the-line costs, such as actors’ pay, which are a substantial portion of movie and TV budgets.
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