portion
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
portions
plural
portions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PORTION
[count]
1
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a part of a larger amount, area, etc.
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A portion of the donations will be given to the orphanage.
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Portions of land were used for farming.
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A considerable/significant portion of the city was flooded.
2
:
a part of something that is shared with other people
— usually singular
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A portion of the blame belongs to you.
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He took on a large portion of the work.
3
:
the amount of food that is served to a person at one time
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The restaurant gives large/generous portions.
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I'll just have a small portion [=serving] of meat.
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She divided the pie into six equal portions.
2
portion
/ˈpoɚʃən/
verb
portions;
portioned;
portioning
2
portion
/ˈpoɚʃən/
verb
portions;
portioned;
portioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of PORTION
[+ object]
:
to divide (something) into parts and give those parts to people
— usually + out
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The work was portioned to each member of the staff.
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They portioned the supplies out equally.
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The supplies were portioned out among the troops.
