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portion

(pɔːʳʃən)
Word forms: plural portions
1. countable noun
A portion of something is a part of it.
Damage was confined to a small portion of the castle. [+ of]
I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here. [+ of]
I had learnt a portion of the Koran. [+ of]
Insurance can represent a significant portion of the total price of a holiday.
Synonyms: part, bit, piece, section More Synonyms of portion
2. countable noun
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal.
Desserts can be substituted by a portion of fresh fruit.
The portions were generous.
...fish and chips at about £2.70 a portion.
Synonyms: helping, serving, piece, plateful More Synonyms of portion
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portion in British English

(ˈpɔːʃən)
noun
1. 
a part of a whole; fraction
2. 
a part allotted or belonging to a person or group
3. 
an amount of food served to one person; helping
4.  law
a. 
a share of property, esp one coming to a child from the estate of his or her parents
b.  archaic
the property given by a woman to her husband at marriage; dowry
5. 
a person's lot or destiny
verb (transitive)
6. 
to divide up; share out
7. 
to give a share to (a person); assign or allocate
8.  law
to give a dowry or portion to (a person); endow
Derived forms
portionless (ˈportionless)
adjective
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin portiō portion, allocation; related to pars part

portion in American English

(ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpour-)
noun
1. 
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it
I read a portion of the manuscript
2. 
an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping
He took a large portion of spinach
3. 
the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share
4. 
the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin
5. literary
something that is allotted to a person by God or fate
6. (esp formerly)
the money, goods, or estate that a woman brought to her husband at marriage; dowry
transitive verb
7. (often fol. by out)
to divide into or distribute in portions or shares
8. 
to furnish with a portion, as with an inheritance or a dowry
All of his children have been amply portioned
9. 
to provide with a lot or fate
She was portioned with sorrow throughout her life
Derived forms
portionable
adjective
portionless
adjective
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME porcion ‹ OF ‹ L portiōn- (s. of portiō) share, part, akin to pars part]

COBUILD Collocations
portion
 

equal portion
significant portion
small portion
substantial portion
tiny portion

Examples of 'portion' in a sentence
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They make a modest portion look generous.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Others suggested that such a name and shame list would provide the perfect advertisement for restaurants serving large portions.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One in five from families earning less than 10,000 a year get just one portion a day.
The Sun (2017)
Therefore, instead of eating one portion of farmed salmon, we would need to eat two.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Plus, it contains three portions of veg and fruit per portion - always a bonus.
The Sun (2016)
FOUR in five adults fail to eat the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day, a study shows.
The Sun (2016)
We eat less oily fish than we should - one portion a week, when two is the minimum recommended.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Restaurants, cafés and pubs will be named and shamed unless they make food portions smaller or less sweet, the government has said.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Our family enjoyed a wide variety of food and were always given generous portions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
You should mix it up first and give me a portion.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You will feel completely satisfied by far smaller food portions.
The Sun (2013)
One serving counts as one of your oily fish portions for the week.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Other adults should have no more than one portion a week.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Only a third of adults eat the recommended five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet those in the know recommend that you consume five portions of fruit or veg.
The Sun (2014)
Only a small portion of those fees will be paid if the merger fails.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Why not eat small portions of lean meat?
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
They decided to give away a portion of their income while still students.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The most daunting thing about hospital food is the portion sizes.
The Sun (2010)
Limit oily fish portions to one a week if you are pregnant.
The Sun (2011)
Just a single portion of some fruits a day would have an important health impact.
The Sun (2016)
One serving gives one portion of your five servings of fruit and veg for the day.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One way to test for cocoa quality is to heat up a small portion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is because they eat smaller portions of higher quality food.
The Sun (2008)
There was no doubt where the fish came from and the portions were generous and served with imagination.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They are extreme but rational players who are successful only through the support of a large portion of the local population.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She's also asked me to limit her meal portions.
The Sun (2012)
The researchers needed to show whether the larger portions had been making peoplefatter, he said.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My advice is stick to normal portions and regular meals - do not snack all the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
portion

British English: portion /ˈpɔːʃən/ NOUN
A portion of something is a part of it.
A small portion of the castle was damaged.
  • American English: portion
  • Arabic: جُزْء
  • Brazilian Portuguese: porção
  • Chinese: 一部分
  • Croatian: dio
  • Czech: část
  • Danish: portion
  • Dutch: portie
  • European Spanish: porción
  • Finnish: osuus
  • French: portion
  • German: Portion
  • Greek: μερίδιο
  • Italian: porzione
  • Japanese: 部分
  • Korean: 부분
  • Norwegian: del
  • Polish: porcja
  • European Portuguese: porção
  • Romanian: porțiune
  • Russian: порция
  • Latin American Spanish: porción
  • Swedish: portion
  • Thai: ส่วนแบ่ง
  • Turkish: parça
  • Ukrainian: порція
  • Vietnamese: phần

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All related terms of 'portion'

equal portion
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal .
small portion
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal .
tiny portion
A portion is the amount of food that is given to one person at a meal .
marriage portion
→ UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
significant portion
A portion of something is a part of it.
substantial portion
A portion of something is a part of it.

Chinese translation of 'portion'

portion

(ˈpɔːʃən)

n (c)

  1. (= part) 部分 (bùfen)
  2. (= helping of food) 份 (fèn)
1 (noun) 
Definition
a part of a whole
I have spent a large portion of my life here.
Synonyms
part
A large part of his earnings went on repaying the bank loan.
bit
a bit of cake
piece
a piece of wood
Another piece of cake?
section
a geological section of a rock
scrap
a fire fuelled by scraps of wood
segment
the poorer segments of society
fragment
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
fraction
You will find only a fraction of the collection on display.
chunk
Cut the melon into chunks.
wedge
a wedge of cheese
hunk
a thick hunk of bread
morsel
a delicious little morsel of meat
2 (noun) 
Definition
a helping of food served to one person
a large portion of green vegetables
Synonyms
helping
extra helpings of ice-cream
serving
Each serving contains 240 calories.
piece
They got a small piece of the net profits.
plateful
3 (noun) 
Definition
a part belonging to a person or group
his portion of the inheritance
Synonyms
share
I have had more than my share of adventures.
division
Each was divided into several divisions.
allowance
I weighed out my allowance of sugar.
lot
The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.
measure
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
quantity
a vast quantity of food
quota
The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
ration
The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.
allocation
During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
4 (noun) 
Definition
to divide (something) into shares
(literary) 
Synonyms
destiny
We are masters of our own destiny.
lot
He's always accepted his lot in life.
cup
fortune
She kept up with the fortunes of the family.
luck
The goal owed more to luck than good planning.
fate
You cannot choose your fate.

phrasal verb

See portion something out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of allocation
During rationing we had a sugar allocation.
Synonyms
allowance,
share,
measure,
grant,
portion,
quota,
lot,
ration,
stint,
stipend
in the sense of allotment
His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
Synonyms
assignment,
share,
measure,
grant,
allowance,
portion,
quota,
lot,
ration,
allocation,
stint,
appropriation,
stipend,
apportionment
in the sense of allowance
I weighed out my allowance of sugar.
Synonyms
portion,
lot,
share,
amount,
measure,
grant,
pension,
subsidy,
quota,
allocation,
stint,
annuity,
allotment,
remittance,
stipend,
apportionment

Synonyms of 'portion'

portion

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of bit
Definition
a small piece, portion, or quantity
a bit of cake
Synonyms
slice,
segment,
fragment,
crumb,
mouthful,
small piece,
morsel,
chip,
grain,
speck,
atom,
mite
in the sense of chunk
Definition
a thick solid piece of something
Cut the melon into chunks.
Synonyms
piece,
block,
mass,
portion,
lump,
slab,
hunk,
nugget,
wad,
dollop (informal),
wodge (British, informal)
in the sense of division
Definition
one of the parts into which something is divided
Each was divided into several divisions.
Synonyms
part,
bit,
piece,
section,
sector,
class,
category,
segment,
portion,
fraction,
compartment
in the sense of fate
Definition
the inevitable fortune that happens to a person or thing
You cannot choose your fate.
Synonyms
fortune,
destiny,
lot,
portion,
cup,
horoscope
in the sense of fortune
Definition
a person's destiny
She kept up with the fortunes of the family.
Synonyms
destiny,
life,
lot,
experiences,
history,
condition,
success,
means,
circumstances,
expectation,
adventures
in the sense of fraction
Definition
any part or subdivision
You will find only a fraction of the collection on display.
Synonyms
fragment,
part,
piece,
section,
sector,
selection,
segment
in the sense of fragment
Definition
an incomplete piece
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
Synonyms
piece,
part,
bit,
scrap,
particle,
portion,
fraction,
shiver (archaic, literary),
shred,
remnant,
speck,
sliver,
wisp,
morsel,
oddment,
chip
in the sense of hunk
Definition
a large piece
a thick hunk of bread
Synonyms
lump,
piece,
chunk,
block,
mass,
wedge,
slab,
nugget,
wodge (British, informal),
gobbet
in the sense of lot
Definition
to join with voluntarily and share the fortunes of someone
The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.
Synonyms
share,
group,
set,
piece,
collection,
portion,
parcel,
batch
in the sense of lot
Definition
destiny or fortune
He's always accepted his lot in life.
Synonyms
destiny,
situation,
circumstances,
fortune,
chance,
accident,
fate,
portion,
doom,
hazard,
plight

Additional synonyms

in the sense of luck
Definition
events that are subject to chance
The goal owed more to luck than good planning.
Synonyms
fortune,
lot,
stars,
chance,
accident,
fate,
hazard,
destiny,
hap (archaic),
twist of fate,
fortuity
in the sense of measure
Definition
the size, quantity, or degree of something, as discovered by measurement or calculation
The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.
Synonyms
quantity,
share,
amount,
degree,
reach,
range,
size,
capacity,
extent,
proportion,
allowance,
portion,
scope,
quota,
ration,
magnitude,
allotment,
amplitude
in the sense of morsel
Definition
a small piece of something, esp. of food
a delicious little morsel of meat
Synonyms
piece,
bite,
bit,
slice,
scrap,
part,
grain,
taste,
segment,
fragment,
fraction,
snack,
crumb,
nibble,
mouthful,
tad (informal),
titbit,
soupçon
in the sense of piece
Definition
a separate bit or part
a piece of woodAnother piece of cake?
Synonyms
bit,
section,
slice,
part,
share,
division,
block,
length,
quantity,
scrap,
segment,
portion,
fragment,
fraction,
chunk,
wedge,
shred,
slab,
mouthful,
morsel,
wodge (British, informal)
in the sense of piece
They got a small piece of the net profits.
Synonyms
share,
cut (informal),
slice,
percentage,
quantity,
portion,
quota,
fraction,
allotment,
subdivision
in the sense of quantity
Definition
a specified or definite amount or number
a vast quantity of food
Synonyms
amount,
lot,
total,
sum,
part,
portion,
quota,
aggregate,
number,
allotment
in the sense of quota
Definition
the prescribed number or quantity allowed, required, or admitted
The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
Synonyms
share,
allowance,
ration,
allocation,
part,
cut (informal),
limit,
proportion,
slice,
quantity,
portion,
assignment,
whack (informal),
dispensation
in the sense of ration
Definition
a fixed allowance of something that is scarce, such as food or petrol in wartime
The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.
Synonyms
allowance,
quota,
allotment,
provision,
helping,
part,
share,
measure,
dole,
portion
in the sense of scrap
Definition
a small piece of something larger
a fire fuelled by scraps of wood
Synonyms
piece,
fragment,
bit,
trace,
grain,
particle,
portion,
snatch,
part,
atom,
remnant,
crumb,
mite,
bite,
mouthful,
snippet,
sliver,
morsel,
modicum,
iota
in the sense of section
Definition
a part cut off or separated from the main body of something
a geological section of a rock
Synonyms
part,
piece,
portion,
division,
sample,
slice,
passage,
component,
segment,
fragment,
fraction,
instalment,
cross section,
subdivision

Additional synonyms

in the sense of segment
Definition
one of several parts or sections into which an object is divided
the poorer segments of society
Synonyms
section,
part,
piece,
division,
element,
slice,
portion,
wedge,
compartment,
subdivision
in the sense of serving
Definition
a portion of food
Each serving contains 240 calories.
Synonyms
portion,
helping,
ration,
plateful,
bowlful
in the sense of wedge
Definition
a slice shaped like a wedge
a wedge of cheese
Synonyms
block,
segment,
lump,
chunk,
triangle,
slab,
hunk,
chock,
wodge (British, informal)
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