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
Noun
pl -os
1. a flat case for carrying maps, drawings, or papers
2. selected examples, such as drawings or photographs, that show an artist's recent work
3. the area of responsibility of the head of a government department: the defence portfolio
4. Minister without portfolio a cabinet minister without responsibility for a government department
5. a list of investments held by an investor [Italian portafoglio]
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 [pɔːtˈfəulɪəu] n (case) → Aktenmappe f;
(Pol) → Geschäftsbereich m;
(Fin) → Portefeuille nt [of artist] → Kollektion f
portfolio [pɔːtˈfəulɪəu] n (POL) (= office); (ECON) → portafoglio; [of artist] → raccolta dei propri lavori
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 종이[] 끼우개, 서류 가방 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 salkku portefeuille תִּיק मंत्रिपद, मंत्री का कार्य-विभाग ministarski portfelj (miniszteri) tárca portofolio embætti og staða ráðherra portafoglio 大臣の職 장관의 직[] 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
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