Definitions for portion
ˈpɔr ʃən, ˈpoʊr-por·tion

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. part, portionnoun

   something less than the whole of a human artifact

   "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

3. parcel, portion, sharenoun

   the allotment of some amount by dividing something

   "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

4. share, portion, part, percentagenoun

   assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

   "he wanted his share in cash"

5. 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"

6. dowry, dowery, dower, portionnoun

   money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

7. 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"

8. assign, allot, portionverb

   give out

   "We were assigned new uniforms"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. portionnoun

   An allocated amount.

2. portionverb

   To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.

3. portionverb

   To endow with a portion or inheritance.

   Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest. uE000114951uE001 Alexander Pope.

4. Etymology: From porcioun, from porcion, from portio, akin to pars; see part. Compare proportion.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Portionnoun

   that which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything

2. Portionnoun

   a part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole

3. Portionnoun

   a part assigned; allotment; share; fate

4. 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

5. Portionnoun

   a wife's fortune; a dowry

6. Portionverb

   to separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute

7. Portionverb

   to endow with a portion or inheritance

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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  

Matched Categories

1. • Assets
   • Condition
   • Gift
   • Object
   • Relation

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'portion' in Nouns Frequency: #2262

How to pronounce portion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of portion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of portion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of portion in a Sentence

1. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   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.

2. Rich Barton:

   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.

3. Mike Turner:

   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.

4. Emeasoba George:

   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.

5. John Rainey:

   This month, we also closed out virtually the entire remaining portion of our first-quarter hedge positions.

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