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por•tion /ˈpɔrʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a part of a whole;
a segment:Portions of this television broadcast have been sponsored by various oil companies.
an amount of food served to one person;
serving;
helping:several portions of meat and dessert.
the part of a whole set aside for a person or group;
share:My portion was less than yours.
the part of an estate that goes to an heir.

to divide into or distribute in portions or shares: [~ + out + object]Portion out the rest of this food among yourselves.[~ + object + out]Portion it out among yourselves.

por•tion (pôr′shən, pōr′-),USA pronunciation n.

a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:I read a portion of the manuscript.
an amount of food served for one person;
serving;
helping:He took a large portion of spinach.
the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group;
share.
the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin.
[Literary.]something that is allotted to a person by God or fate.
(esp. formerly) the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband at marriage;
dowry.

v.t.

to divide into or distribute in portions or shares (often fol. by out).
to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or a dowry:All of his children have been amply portioned.
to provide with a lot or fate:She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life.

por′tion•a•ble, adj.
por′tion•less, adj.

part.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

portion /ˈpɔːʃən/ n

a part of a whole; fraction
a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
an amount of food served to one person; helping
- a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his or her parents
- archaic the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
a person's lot or destiny

vb (transitive)

Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin portiō portion, allocation; related to pars partˈportionless adj

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