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- [pawr-shuh n, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawr-shuh n, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of portion word
- noun portion a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript. 1
- noun portion an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping: He took a large portion of spinach. 1
- noun portion the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share. 1
- noun portion the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin. 1
- noun portion Literary. something that is allotted to a person by God or fate. 1
- noun portion (especially formerly) the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dowry. 1
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Origin of portion
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiōn- (stem of portiō) share, part, akin to pars part
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Parts of speech for Portion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
portion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
portion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portion
noun portion
- admeasurement — the act of admeasuring
- allocation — An allocation is an amount of something, especially money, that is given to a particular person or used for a particular purpose.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
verb portion
- administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
- calibrate — If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.
- calibrated — marked with units
- caliper — Calipers are an instrument consisting of two long, thin pieces of metal joined together at one end, and are used to measure the size of things.
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
Antonyms for portion
noun portion
- infinitude — infinity: divine infinitude.
- multitude — a great number; host: a multitude of friends.
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