por·tion (pôr sh n, p r-)n.1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole. 2. A part separated from a whole. 3. A part that is allotted to a person or group, as: a. A helping of food. b. The part of an estate received by an heir. c. A woman's dowry. 4. A person's lot or fate. tr.v. por·tioned, por·tion·ing, por·tions 1. To divide into parts or shares for distribution; parcel. 2. To provide with a share, inheritance, or dowry.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin porti, portin-; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
portion·a·ble adj. portion·er n. portion·less adj. |
portion Noun 1. a part of a whole 2. a part belonging to a person or group 3. a helping of food served to one person 4. Law a dowry 5. Literary someone's fate or destiny: utter disaster was my portion Verb to divide (something) into shares [Latin portio]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  portion - 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"substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots basis, base - the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" member - anything that belongs to a set or class; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" | | 2. | portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" appendage - a part that is joined to something larger bit - the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers bottleneck - the narrow part of a bottle near the top bulb - a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" stub, butt - the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) constituent, element, component - an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible fraction - a small part or item forming a piece of a whole heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft hub - the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm limb - either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow" neck - a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form; "the banjo had a long neck"; "the bottle had a wide neck" peen - the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes) piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" pressing - a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press seat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part segment, section - one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road" waist, shank - the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" toe - (golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park upstage - the rear part of the stage upstairs - the part of a building above the ground floor; "no one was allowed to see the upstairs" wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" | | 3. | portion - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" | | 4. | portion - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"tranche - a portion of something (especially money) dispensation - a share that has been dispensed or distributed dole - a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given way - a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ration - a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity) allowance - an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous" slice, piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" split - a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded" stake, interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" profit sharing - a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | | 5. |  portion - 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"condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition" providence - a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures failure - lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" | | 6. |  portion - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriagegift - something acquired without compensation | | 7. |  portion - 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"meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" drumstick - the lower joint of the leg of a fowl wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" medallion - a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal" oyster - a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl slice, piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" round of drinks, round - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" drink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" libation - a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity | | Verb | 1. | portion - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve, allow - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" allocate, apportion - distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip" deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" |
portion noun 1. part, bit, piece, section, scrap, segment, fragment, fraction, chunk, wedge, hunk, morsel  Translationsportion [ˈpɔːʃən] n (= part) → Teil m (= helping of food); Portion f
portionn portion [ˈpoːʃən]1 a part Read this portion of the book.deel, gedeelteجُزْчастčást, partiedelder Teilτμήμαparteosaبخشosapartieחֵלֶקभागdiorészletbagianhluti, parturparte部分일부, 부분dalisdaļabahagiandeeldelczęśćporçãoparteчастьúryvokdelodlomakdel, styckeส่วนหนึ่งbölüm一部分частина, часткаجزphần一部分 2 a share Her portion of the money amounted to $200.deelحِصَّهдялpodíldelder Anteilμερίδιοparteosaسهمosapartחֵלֶקभाग, हिस्साudiorészbagianhluti, parturparte分け前몫dalisdaļabahagiandeeldel, partczęśćparteparteдоляpodieldeleždeoandelส่วนแบ่งpay一份частина, пайحصہcổ phần一份 3 an amount of food usually for one person a portion of salad.porsieكَمِيَّهпорцияporceportiondie Portionμερίδα φαγητούraciónportsjonجیرهannosportionמָנָהखुराकobrokadagporsiskammturporzione一人分(음식의) 1인분porcija, davinysporcijahidanganportieporsjonporcjaporçãoporţieпорцияporciaporcijaporcijaportionปริมาณอาหารporsiyon一份(食物)порціяايک آدمي کا کھاناkhẩu phần ăn一份（食物） portion outto divide into portions or shares The money was portioned out among the three children.uitdeelيُقَسِّمподелямrozdělitfordeleverteilenμοιράζωdividir, repartirosadeks jagamaقسمت کردنjakaarépartirלְחָלֵקविभाजित करना, बांटनाdodijelitikiosztmembagiúthluta, deila niðurdistribuire分ける분배하다(pa)dalintisadalīt daļās/porcijāsmembahagi-bahagikanverdelendele utrozdzielaćdividira împărţiделить на частиrozdeliťrazdelitipodelitiportionera utแบ่งออกเป็นส่วนbölüştürmek分配，將...分成份розподіляти майноحصوں ميں تقسيم کرناchia phần分配，将...分成份
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