Definition of portion - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodamount of food served to one person
- He ate a large portion of pasta.
2.
allocationallocated amount of something
- Each student received a portion of the supplies.
3.
divisionpart separated from a whole
- She took a portion of the cake.
Verb
1.
allocationdivide into parts for specific purposes
- The manager portioned the budget for each department.
2.
inheritancegive a share or inheritance to someone
- The father portioned his estate among his children.
Images of portion
amount of food served to one person
Expressions with portion
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distribute in portions or shares
She will portion out the cake to everyone.
divide something into parts
She portioned off the cake for the guests.
practice of managing food serving sizes
Portion control is essential for effective weight loss.
amount of food or drink served or eaten in one helping
The restaurant reduced its portion size to cut food waste.
section of an exam or test
The math test portion was particularly challenging.
Origin of portion
Latin, portio (share, part)
Terms with portion included in their meaning
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parts
portion of something that is separate or cut from the whole
division
portion of something given to someone
population
significant portion of the population
fractions
indicating a portion of a previously mentioned quantity
quantity
indicating a significant portion of a group
quantity
indicating a large portion of a group
quantity
indicating a large portion of items
reference
referring to a portion of something previously mentioned
quantity
indicating a portion of a larger quantity
quantity
referring to a portion of a specific thing
communication
indicating a portion of a group being spoken to
quantity
small amount or portion of something
medical
measured portion of medicine taken at one time
partial
including only half or a portion
nature
portion of land visible in a single view
collection
separate portion or group of items
incomplete
existing as a part or portion
food
portion of food or drink
food portion
quantity of food for one person
food
used to describe a portion of food
ownership
portion or share of something
portion
serving of wine
rear portion
rear or unseen portion of something
cooking
specific portion of meat from a cow
Examples of portion in a sentence
Each portion of cake was topped with a cherry. She saved a portion of her salary each month. A portion of the cake was missing from the table. He received a portion of the inheritance. A portion of the proceeds will go to charity. She portioned the cake for the guests.
The land was portioned among the heirs. She portioned the land equally among her heirs. The will portioned the wealth to all siblings.
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- French:portion, répartir, ...
- German:Portion, portionieren, ...
- Italian:porzione, suddividere, ...
- Spanish:porción, asignar, ...
- Portuguese:porção, distribuir, ...
- Chinese:份, 分配, ...
- Japanese:一人前, 配分する, ...
- Arabic:حِصَّة, قَسَمَ, ...
- Hebrew:מָנָה, לְחַלֵּק, ...
- Russian:порция, распределять, ...
- Ukrainian:порція, розподілити, ...
- Hindi:परोस, विभाजित करना, ...
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