portion
pronunciation
How to pronounce portion in British English:
UK [ˈpɔːʃn]
How to pronounce portion in American English:
US [ˈpɔːrʃn]
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- Noun:
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- the result of parcelling out or sharing
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
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- Verb:
- give out or allot
Word Origin
- portion (n.)
- early 14c., "allotted part, share," from Old French porcion "part, portion" (12c., Modern French portion) and directly from Latin portionem (nominative portio) "share, part," accusative of the noun in the phrase pro portione "according to the relation (of parts to each other)" (see proportion). From late 14c. in general sense of "section into which something is divided."
- portion (v.)
- "to divide in portions," early 14c., from Old French porcioner "share out, divide in portions," from porcion (see portion (n.)). Related: Portioned; portioning.
Example
- 1. Get a portion paid before the project is finished
- 2. Goldman raised $ 235 million selling a portion of its investment in facebook during the quarter .
- 3. That suggests the portion seeking benefits could drop slightly .
- 4. Other restaurants have very large portion sizes .
- 5. State-run companies still represent a significant portion of indian industry .