What does portion mean?
Definitions for portion
ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-por·tion
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word portion.
Princeton's WordNet
part, portion, component part, component, constituentnoun
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"
part, portionnoun
something less than the whole of a human artifact
"the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
parcel, portion, sharenoun
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
"death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
share, portion, part, percentagenoun
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
"he wanted his share in cash"
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portionnoun
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"
dowry, dowery, dower, portionnoun
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
helping, portion, servingverb
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"
assign, allot, portionverb
give out
"We were assigned new uniforms"
Wiktionary
portionnoun
An allocated amount.
portionverb
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
portionverb
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. uE000114951uE001 Alexander Pope.
Etymology: From porcioun, from porcion, from portio, akin to pars; see part. Compare proportion.
Webster Dictionary
Portionnoun
that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything
Portionnoun
a part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole
Portionnoun
a part assigned; allotment; share; fate
Portionnoun
the part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance
Portionnoun
a wife's fortune; a dowry
Portionverb
to separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute
Portionverb
to endow with a portion or inheritance
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Portion
pōr′shun, n. a part: an allotment: fate: destiny: dividend: the part of an estate descending to an heir: a wife's fortune.—v.t. to divide into portions: to allot a share: to furnish with a portion.—adj. Por′tioned, having a portion or endowment.—ns. Por′tioner, one who portions or assigns shares: (Scots law) the occupier of a small feu or portion of land: one of two or more incumbents on a benefice at one time; Por′tionist, one who has an academical allowance: the incumbent of a benefice which has more than one rector or vicar.—adj. Por′tionless, having no portion, dowry, or property.—Marriage portion, a gift given by a parent or guardian to a bride on her marriage. [O. Fr.,—L. portio, portionis, akin to pars, a part.]
Editors Contribution
portion
An allocated amount or quantity.
Their mother always gave the same portion of food to each of them as she was such a fair person.
Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'portion' in Nouns Frequency: #2262
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of portion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of portion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of portion in a Sentence
Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.
While we built and learned a tremendous amount operating Zillow Offers, it served only a small portion of our customers, our core business and brand are strong, and we remain committed to creating an integrated and digital real estate transaction that solves the pain points of buyers and sellers while serving a wider audience.
You have no more power to declare him exonerated than you have the power to declare him Anderson Cooper, the statement about exoneration is misleading and meaningless and colors this investigation. One word out of the entire portion of your report and its a meaningless word that has no legal meaning and it has colored your entire report.
I don't believe in coincidence. I mean, all things happen for a reason and for a lesson too. Yes, you just heard me right. Everything that do happen under this planet earth/world whether good or bad, favourable or unfavourable is meant for a reason and for a lesson to be learnt by all humans. Now, that infers, nothing goes for nothing. You've got to accept the above fact. Because, even the scripture has said it long ago before now in ROMANS 8 : 28. It says, all things work together for good of them that love God i.e. even that your so seemed failure, disappointments, setbacks and stuffs like that, will sooner or later turn out for your good/betterment. Oh! Yes, that's just what will be your fate/portion. If only you do believe/accept the above fact. For, until you believe, that's when you will surely see/receive from God. Scripture reference JOHN 11 : 40. Never forget, whatever you undoubtedly believe in, definitely works for you and never against you. That is that.
This month, we also closed out virtually the entire remaining portion of our first-quarter hedge positions.
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Translations for portion
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- جزءArabic
- porcióCatalan, Valencian
- TeilGerman
- μερίδαGreek
- porciónSpanish
- annos, osuus, osaFinnish
- part, portionFrench
- cuidIrish
- cuidScottish Gaelic
- adagHungarian
- porzioneItalian
- 部分Japanese
- ულუფა, პორცია, ნაწილი, წილიGeorgian
- 일부, 一部Korean
- tahaMāori
- deel, portieDutch
- porcjaPolish
- porçãoPortuguese
- porțiune, porție, bucată, cotă-parte, fragmentRomanian
- доля, порция, частьRussian
- portionSwedish
- pay, hisseTurkish
- порціяUkrainian
- phần, 分Vietnamese
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