portionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɔː.ʃən/us/ˈpɔːr.ʃən/C1 a part or share of something larger:
A large/major portion of the company's profit goes straight back into new projects.
I accept my portion of the blame.
B2 the amount of a particular food that is served to one person, especially in a restaurant or a shop that sells food ready to be eaten:
The portions are very generous in this restaurant.
More examples
- She donated a sizeable portion of her riches to children's charities.
- A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two and a half handfuls.
- Just a modest portion for me, please.
- The school would only receive a very small portion of the profits.
- A very large portion of our income goes to pay the mortgage.
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- item
- module
- neck
- piece
- section
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- sub
- subsection
- third
- tranche
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