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portion
a part of a whole; section: A portion of the building was under construction.; segment; ration; allotment
Not to be confused with:
potion – elixir, brew, concoction; a drink, esp. one having magical powers: a love potion
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por·tion
(pôr′shən)n.
1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
2. A part separated from a whole.
3. A part that is allotted to a person or group, as:
a. A helping of food.
b. The part of an estate received by an heir.
c. A woman's dowry: marriage portion.
4. A person's lot or fate.
tr.v. por·tioned, por·tion·ing, por·tions
1. To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel.
2. To provide with a share, inheritance, or dowry.
por′tion·a·ble adj.
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portion
(ˈpɔːʃən)n
1. a part of a whole; fraction
2. a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
3. (Cookery) an amount of food served to one person; helping
4. (Law) law
a. a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parents
b. archaic the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
5. a person's lot or destiny
vb (tr)
6. to divide up; share out
7. to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate
8. (Law) law to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow
[C13: via Old French from Latin portiō portion, allocation; related to pars part]
ˈportionless adj
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por•tion
(ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-)n.
1. a part of a whole, either separated from or integrated with it; segment.
2. an amount of food served to one person; serving; helping.
3. the part of a whole allotted or belonging to a person or group; share.
4. the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin.
5. that which is allotted to a person by God or fate; lot.
6. a woman's dowry.
v.t. 7. to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often fol. by out).
8. to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or dowry.
[1250–1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiō share, part, akin to pars part]
por′tion•a•ble, adj.
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portion
Past participle: portioned
Gerund: portioning
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| Noun | 1. |  portion - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance - something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" subpart - a part of a part |
| 2. | portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" appendage - a part that is joined to something larger bit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" stub - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" neck - a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press seat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft upstage - the rear part of the stage upstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" | |
| 3. | portion - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state" | |
| 4. | portion - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) tranche - a portion of something (especially money) dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given way - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" allocation, allotment - a share set aside for a specific purpose assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | |
| 5. |  portion - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" | |
| 6. |  portion - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriagegift - something acquired without compensation | |
| 7. |  portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl second joint, thigh - the upper joint of the leg of a fowl white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" medallion - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal" oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl parson's nose, pope's nose - the tail of a dressed fowl slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" round of drinks, round - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | |
| Verb | 1. |  portion - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
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portion
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
portion
noun1. One of the parts into which something is divided:
To give out in portions or shares.Also used with out:
Slang: divvy.
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Translations
جُزْجُزْءحِصَّهكَمِيَّه
částpartiepodílporce
portiondel
osuus
dio
hluti, parturskammtur
部分
부분
davinys
daļaporcija
količinaporcijavsota
portion
ส่วนแบ่ง
phần
portion
[ˈpɔːʃən]A. N
2. (= quantity, in relation to a whole) → porción f, porcentaje m
3. (also marriage portion) → dote f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
portion
[ˈpɔːrʃən] n [food] → portion f, part f
a large portion of chips → une grosse portion de frites
to divide sth into portions → partager qch en portions
a large portion of chips → une grosse portion de frites
to divide sth into portions → partager qch en portions
(= part) → partie f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
portion
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
portion
[ˈpɔːʃ/ən] n (part, piece) → parte f; (of food) → porzione fportion out vt + adv → distribuire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
portion
(ˈpoːʃən) noun1. a part. Read this portion of the book.
2. a share. Her portion of the money amounted to $200.
3. an amount of food usually for one person. a portion of salad.
portion out to divide into portions or shares. The money was portioned out among the three children.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
portion
→ جُزْء část portion Portion μερίδιο porción osuus portion dio porzione 部分 부분 portie del porcja porção порция portion ส่วนแบ่ง parça phần 一部分Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
por·tion
v. porción, raciόn, parte.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
portion
n porción fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.