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por·tion
 portion
- pronunciation:
- por
sh
 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a part of a whole.
I only had time to read a portion of the book.- synonyms:
- division, fraction, part, percentage, piece, section, segment
- similar words:
- amount, batch, chunk, divide, fragment, measure, proportion, quota, sample, sector, share, specimen
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| definition 2: |
a quantity of food served to or suitable for one person; helping.
Each person received the same size portion.That restaurant serves very large portions.- synonyms:
- helping, plateful, serving
- similar words:
- quota, rations, seconds, share
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| definition 3: |
the part of a whole that belongs to one, esp. one's inheritance.
Each brother claimed that he deserved a larger portion of the inheritance.- synonyms:
- allotment, bequest, inheritance, legacy, lot, share, stake
- similar words:
- allowance, appropriation, dower, dowry, endowment, fate, quota, ration
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| related words: |
amount, chapter, component, dish, dole, dose, element, end, length, member, mess, part, partition |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
portioned, portioning, portions |
| definition: |
to divide into parts; distribute parts of (often fol. by out).
The rations were portioned out among the soldiers.- synonyms:
- allocate, allot, apportion, deal, divide, dole, mete, parcel
- similar words:
- disburse, partition, sector, segment
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| related words: |
apportion, fraction, proportion, section |
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