English dictionary
portion
nounPronunciation
ˈpɔɹʃən
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
noun
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
noun
- an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
noun
- money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
noun
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
noun
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
noun
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
verb
- give out
Example sentences
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
the rear part of the house
glue the two parts together
the helpings were all small
his portion was larger than hers
there's enough for two servings each
he wanted his share in cash
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
whatever my fortune may be
deserved a better fate
has a happy lot
the luck of the Irish
a victim of circumstances
We were assigned new uniforms