portfolio

port·fo·li·o

 (pôrt-fō′lē-ō′)

n. pl. port·fo·li·os

1. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.

2. A collection of works or documents that are representative of a person's skills and accomplishments: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.

3. The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.

4. A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.

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[Italian portafoglio : portare, to carry (from Latin portāre; see per- in Indo-European roots) + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf; see bhel- in Indo-European roots).]

portfolio

(pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ)

n, pl -os

1. a flat case, esp of leather, used for carrying maps, drawings, etc

2. (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.

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Minister without portfolio a cabinet minister who is not responsible for any government department

6. (Stock Exchange) the complete investments held by an individual investor or by a financial organization

[C18: from Italian portafoglio, from portāre to carry + foglio leaf, paper, from Latin folium leaf]

port•fo•li•o

(pɔrtˈfoʊ liˌoʊ, poʊrt-)

n., pl. -li•os.

1. a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.

2. the contents of such a case, esp. a collection of drawings, photographs, etc., representative of a person's work.

3. such a case for carrying documents of a government department.

4. the securities, commercial paper, etc., held by a private investor, financial institution, etc.

5. the office or post of a minister of state or member of a cabinet.

[1715–25; < Italian portafoglio=porta, 3rd singular present of portare to carry (< Latin portāre) + foglio leaf, sheet (< Latin folium)]

portfolio

- Comes from Italian for "carry" and "sheets or leaves of paper."

See also related terms for sheet.

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.

Thesaurus

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" list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
	4.	portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

Translations

مِحْفَظَةُ أَوْرَاقمِحْفَظَة للرَّسائِلمَنْصِب وَزير

deskyministerský úřadsložka

porteføljemappe

AktenmappeAktentaschePortefeuille

χαρτοφύλακαςχαρτοφυλάκιο

carteracarpetacarpeta de trabajoscartera de inversionesportafolio

asiakirjasalkkuportfoliosalkku

portefeuilleportfolioporte-documents

portfelj

tárcaminiszteri tárcaportfólió

embætti og staîa ráîherraskjalamappa

portafogliocartellabustaportafoglio azionarioportafoglio di immagini

紙ばさみ

포트폴리오

ministro pareigos

dokumentu mapeministra amats/portfelisportfelis

portfolio

dokumentmappeministerportefølje

teczka

portfólio

портфель

ministerský úradochranný obal

portfölj

ผลงานที่รวบรวมไว้

bakanlıkevrak çantasıportföy

cặp tài liệu

公文包大臣职务文件包文件夹部长职务

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

B. CPD portfolio management N (Fin) → administración f de la cartera de acciones

portfolio

[ˌpɔː^rtˈfəʊliəʊ] n [artist] → portfolio m

[minister] → portefeuille m
the transport portfolio → le portefeuille des Transports

[investor] → portefeuille m portfolio managerportfolio manager n → gestionnaire m/f de portefeuille

portfolio

n

→ (Akten)mappe f

(Pol: = office) → Portefeuille nt (form), → Geschäftsbereich m; minister without portfolio → Minister ohne Portefeuille (form) → or Geschäftsbereich

(Fin) → Portefeuille nt

(of artist, designer) → Kollektion f; (Comm: = range of products) → Kollektion f

portfolio

[ˌpɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ] n (case) → cartella (Fin, Pol) (office) → portafoglio; (of artist, designer) → portfolio m inv
portfolio of shares → portafoglio m inv titoli

portfolio

(poːtˈfəuliəu) – plural portˈfolios – noun

1. a case for carrying papers, drawings etc. portefeulje مِحْفَظَة للرَّسائِل папка portfólio složka, desky die Aktentasche mappe χαρτοφύλακαςcarpeta 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 portefeuilledokumentmappeteczka د ورقو او اسناد لپاره كوچنى بكس 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 pasta ministerský úřad das Ministerportefeuille portefølje χαρτοφυλάκιο, υπουργικό αξίωμα cartera portfell مقام وزارت ministerinsalkku portefeuilleתיק 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 portefeuilleminister, statsrådteka د وزارت مقام 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

→ مِحْفَظَةُ أَوْرَاق desky portefølje Aktenmappe χαρτοφύλακας cartera asiakirjasalkku portefeuille portfelj portafoglio 紙ばさみ 포트폴리오 portfolio dokumentmappe teczka portfólio портфель portfölj ผลงานที่รวบรวมไว้ portföy cặp tài liệu 公文包