portion
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• noun
A part or share of a larger whole, either separated from or integrated with it.
"She donated a generous portion of her annual bonus to the local animal shelter."
An amount of food served to one person, especially in a restaurant or at a meal.
"The restaurant is known for serving generous portions at reasonable prices."
A dowry or the legally allotted share of an estate given to a bride or heir.
"In the nineteenth-century novel, the younger daughter received a modest marriage portion from her father's estate."
• verb
To divide Something into shares or parts and distribute them among a group (often followed by 'out').
"The catering staff portioned the soup into individual bowls before the guests arrived."
• Rhymes for portion
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French porcion, from Latin portio ('a share, part, or proportion'), which is closely related to the Latin phrase pro portione ('in proportion') and the root pars ('part').
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