English Dictionary
Definition of “portion”
portion (ˈpɔːʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- a part of a whole; fraction
- a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
- an amount of food served to one person; helping
- law
- a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his parents
- the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
- a person's lot or destiny
verb (tr)
- to divide up; share out
- to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate
- law to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow
Alternative Forms
ˈportionless adjective Word Origin
C13: via Old French from Latin portiō portion, allocation; related to parspart
Synonyms
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=
part,
bit,
piece,
section,
scrap,
segment,
fragment,
fraction,
chunk,
wedge,
hunk,
morsel,
=
share,
division,
allowance,
lot,
measure,
quantity,
quota,
ration,
allocation,
allotment,
Translations
- British English:
portion
A portion of something is a part of it.A small portion of the castle was damaged.ˈpɔːʃən NOUN A small portion of the castle was damaged.
- Spanish:
porción
nf
- French:
portion
nf
- German:
Portion
nf
- Chinese: 一部分 n
- Arabic: جُزْء n
- Portuguese: porção nf
- Russian: порция nf
- Croatian: porcija nf
- Czech: část nf
- Danish: portion nutr
- Dutch: portie nf
- Finnish: osuus n
- Greek: μερίδιο nnt
- Italian: porzione nf
- Japanese: 部分 n
- Korean: 부분 n
- Norwegian: del nm
- Polish: porcja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: porção nf
- European Spanish:
porción
nf
- Swedish: portion nutr
- Thai: ส่วนแบ่ง n
- Turkish: parça n
- Vietnamese: phần n
Usage examples
Despite this, dinner was lively with Amelia chatting happily once she'd eaten a big portion of lasagne.
Cathy Kelly, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)But many people continued to avoid paying by giving away a portion of the property.
Country Life (2005)Car rental is expensive but remains the best option for seeing a good portion of the country.
Globe and Mail (2003)With shared ownership you would own a percentage of the property, and a housing corporation would usually own the remaining portion.
Glasgow Herald (2001)He asked me if the whole world was Spain's; and I replied that, as to that portion , yes'.
Glyn Williams, VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason (2002)
