port·fo·li·o (pôrt-f  l - , prt-)n. pl. port·fo·li·os 1. a. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings. b. The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings. 2. The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state. 3. A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution. [Italian portafoglio : porta-, from portare, to carry, from Latin port  re; see per-2 in Indo-European roots + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots).] |
portfolio [pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ]
n pl -os
1. a flat case, esp of leather, used for carrying maps, drawings, etc.
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the contents of such a case, such as drawings, paintings, or photographs, that demonstrate recent work an art student's portfolio
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) such a case used for carrying ministerial or state papers
4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the responsibilities or role of the head of a government department the portfolio for foreign affairs
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
Minister without portfolio a cabinet minister who is not responsible for any government department
6. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) the complete investments held by an individual investor or by a financial organization
[from Italian portafoglio, from portāre to carry + foglio leaf, paper, from Latin folium leaf]
Portfolio a large recepticle or case; a list of securities held by a financial institution, company, or individual.
Examples: portfolio of brokers—Lipton, 1970; of choice original designs, 1794; of drawings, 1807; of stocks and shares.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  portfolio - a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio"case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| 2. | portfolio - a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs" set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" | |
| 3. | portfolio - a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio" | |
| 4. | portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" |
Translations
portfolio [pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ]
A. N (portfolios (pl)) (= file) → carpeta f; [of artist, designer] → carpeta f, portafolio m; [of business, politician] → cartera f
portfolio of shares → cartera f de acciones
minister without portfolio → ministro/a m/f sin cartera
portfolio of shares → cartera f de acciones
minister without portfolio → ministro/a m/f sin cartera
B. CPD portfolio management N (Fin) → administración f de la cartera de acciones
portfolio
n
→ (Akten)mappe f
(Pol: = office) → Portefeuille nt (form), → Geschäftsbereich m; minister without portfolio → Minister ohne Portefeuille (form) → or Geschäftsbereich
(Fin) → Portefeuille nt
portfolio [ˌpɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ] n (case) → cartella (Fin, Pol) (office) → portafoglio; (of artist, designer) → portfolio m inv
portfolio of shares → portafoglio m inv titoli
portfolio [ˌpɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ] n (case) → cartella (Fin, Pol) (office) → portafoglio; (of artist, designer) → portfolio m inv
portfolio of shares → portafoglio m inv titoli
portfolio of shares → portafoglio m inv titoli
portfolio [ˌpɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ] n (case) → cartella (Fin, Pol) (office) → portafoglio; (of artist, designer) → portfolio m inv
portfolio of shares → portafoglio m inv titoli
n portfolio [poːtˈfəuliəu]
1 a case for carrying papers, drawings etc. portefeulje مِحْفَظَة للرَّسائِل папка složka, desky mappe die Aktentasche χαρτοφύλακας carpeta portfell کیف اوراق و اسناد salkku porte-documents תִּיק עֲבודוֹת फाइल, पत्राधान mapa za spise aktatáska map skjalamappa cartella 書類鞄 손가방 portfelis portfelis; dokumentu mape portfolio portefeuille dokumentmappe teczka pasta mapă портфель, папка fascikel, ochranný obal aktovka portfolio portfölj กระเป๋าใส่เอกสาร evrak çantası 文件包(夾) портфель; папка قلم دان cặp giấy 文件包（夹）
2 the post or job of a government minister. portefeulje مَنْصِب وَزير министерски пост ministerský úřad portefølje das Ministerportefeuille χαρτοφυλάκιο, υπουργικό αξίωμα cartera portfell مقام وزارت ministerinsalkku portefeuille תִּיק मंत्रिपद, मंत्री का कार्य-विभाग ministarski portfelj (miniszteri) tárca portofolio embætti og staða ráðherra portafoglio 大臣の職 장관의 지위 ministro pareigos ministra amats/portfelis portfolio portefeuille minister, statsråd teka pasta portofoliu должность министра ministerský úrad ministrstvo; portfelj portfelj ministerpost ตำแหน่งรัฐมนตรี bakanlık 大臣職務, 部長職務 посада міністра وزارت کا قلم دان، عہدہ chức vụ bộ trưởng 大臣职务, 部长职务
portfolio → حقيبة أوراق desky portefølje Aktenmappe χαρτοφύλακας cartera asiakirjasalkku portefeuille portfelj portafoglio 紙ばさみ 포트폴리오 portfolio dokumentmappe teczka portefólio, portfólio портфель portfölj กระเป๋าใส่เอกสาร portföy cặp tài liệu 公文包
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