portion

¹por·tion

noun \ˈpȯr-shən\

Definition of PORTION

1

: an individual's part or share of something: as a : a share received by gift or inheritance b : dowry c : enough food especially of one kind to serve one person at one meal

2

: an individual's lot, fate, or fortune : one's share of good and evil

3

: an often limited part of a whole

Examples of PORTION

1. A portion of the donations will be given to the orphanage.
2. Portions of land were used for farming.
3. A considerable portion of the city was flooded.
4. The restaurant gives large portions.
5. She divided the pie into six equal portions.

Origin of PORTION

Middle English porcioun, from Anglo-French, from Latin portion-, portio; akin to Latin part-, pars part

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PORTION

Synonyms: circumstance, destiny, doom, fortune, kismet, lot, fate

Related Words: accident, casualty [archaic], chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luck; predestination; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

Near Antonyms: whole; aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

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See Synonym Discussion at part, fate

Rhymes with PORTION

torsion