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noun
1.
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
2.
an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping: He took a large portion of spinach.
3.
the part of a whole allotted to 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.
EXPANDLiterary. something that is allotted to a person by God or fate.
verb (used with object)
7.
to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often followed by out).
8.
to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or a dowry: All of his children have been amply portioned.
9.
to provide with a lot or fate: She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life.
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Portioning
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiōn- (stem of portiō) share, part, akin to pars part
1250–1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiōn- (stem of portiō) share, part, akin to pars part
Related forms
por·tion·a·ble, adjective
por·tion·less, adjective
re·por·tion, verb (used with object)
un·por·tion·a·ble, adjective
un·por·tioned, adjective
Synonyms
1. section, segment. See part. 2. ration. 3. allotment, quota, lot, dividend. 4. inheritance. 5. fortune, lot, destiny, doom. 7. allot, apportion. 8. endow.
1. section, segment. See part. 2. ration. 3. allotment, quota, lot, dividend. 4. inheritance. 5. fortune, lot, destiny, doom. 7. allot, apportion. 8. endow.
Antonyms
1. whole.
1. whole.
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Word Origin & History
portion
c.1300, from O.Fr. porcion (12c.), from L. portionem (nom. portio) "share, part," accusative of the noun in the phrase pro portione "according to the relation (of parts to each other)" (see proportion). The verb meaning "to divide in portions" is recorded from early 14c.
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