portfolio
a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.
such a case for carrying documents of a government department.
the total holdings of the securities, commercial paper, etc., of a financial institution or private investor.
the office or post of a minister of state or member of a cabinet.
Origin of portfolio
1- Compare minister without portfolio.
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How to use portfolio in a sentence
Grit and resilience are important and several of our portfolio companies were founded around 6-8 years ago and they are doggedly continuing to build.
Does early-stage health tech need more ‘patient’ capital? | Steve O'Hear | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchRed’s focus on building up its portfolio began five years ago, McCollum said.
‘Helping people discover information’: How Red Ventures grew into a giant | Max Willens | September 16, 2020 | DigidayThat’s why they need to start making decisions about what investments they want in their portfolios and which money managers they want to employ.
To fight systemic racism, the investment industry needs to look at its whiteness first | jakemeth | September 10, 2020 | FortuneSimilarly with Berkshire’s bet on Amazon, Buffett noted that “one of the fellows in the office that manage money” acquired some shares of e-commerce company, likely referring to Combs or Ted Weschler, another portfolio manager.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys up Snowflake ahead of its IPO | Lucinda Shen | September 9, 2020 | Fortune“If we have a big selloff in risk assets, and a bad Brexit outcome, then there’s no reason the pound couldn’t fall back through the March lows,” said Mike Riddell, a portfolio manager at Allianz Global Investors.
Lagging stocks, a battered pound: investors get a painful glimpse of ‘no-deal Brexit’ Britain | Bernhard Warner | September 9, 2020 | Fortune
Had he held on to it, the building would have been worth more than the rest of his vast portfolio combined.
‘Housewife Tycoon’ Took On ‘Mad Men’ NYC Real Estate Market and Won | Vicky Ward | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd they resulted in the Fed sitting on a portfolio of bonds and other assets worth more than $4 trillion.
A portfolio of A-list celebrities means Brito has a great reputation.
Feeding Diddy’s Art Addiction: How Maria Brito Buys Art for Celebrites | Justin Jones | July 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore tips poured in, and her portfolio of subjects continued to grow, reaching now nearly 50 in all.
If she runs for president, Clinton will have several questions to answer about her stewardship of the Iraq portfolio.
He dismissed his servants, and, with his portfolio under his arm, set forth across the Pont de la Concorde.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetSeeley, Richmond, publisher and editor (see also “portfolio”), xxiii.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonDuring the day, a man dressed in black, and carrying a large portfolio under his arm, visited him.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne SueAfter tea Mrs. Owen said she had letters to write and carried her portfolio to the library for the purpose.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonThe work is sent in sheets, together with a portfolio containing a complete set of India proofs of the whole of the Illustrations.
A Catalogue of New Books and New Editions, 1896 | Bliss, Sands, and Foster Publishers
British Dictionary definitions for portfolio
/ (pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ) /
a flat case, esp of leather, used for carrying maps, drawings, etc
the contents of such a case, such as drawings, paintings, or photographs, that demonstrate recent work: an art student's portfolio
such a case used for carrying ministerial or state papers
the responsibilities or role of the head of a government department: the portfolio for foreign affairs
Minister without portfolio a cabinet minister who is not responsible for any government department
the complete investments held by an individual investor or by a financial organization
Origin of portfolio
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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