1. portion(n = noun.linkdef) component, component part, constituent, part - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
is a kind of relation
is a part of meronymy, part to whole relation
has particulars: substance, language unit, linguistic unit, item, point, butt, base, basis, detail, item, particular, unit, member, balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart
2. portion(n = noun.artifact) part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
is a kind of object, physical object
is a part of unit, whole
has particulars: appendage, bit, bottleneck, bulb, butt, stub, component, constituent, element, cutout, foible, fore edge, foredge, forte, fraction, heel, hub, jetsam, limb, neck, peen, piece, pressing, seat, section, segment, shank, waist, backbone, spine, toe, turnout, widening, upstage, upstairs, wreckage
3. portion(n = noun.act) parcel, share - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
is a kind of allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
Derived form verb portion1
4. portion(n = noun.possession) part, percentage, share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
is a kind of assets
is a part of earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
has particulars: tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration, allowance, piece, slice, split, interest, stake, profit sharing, cut, allocation, allotment
5. portion(n = noun.state) circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
is a kind of condition
has particulars: good fortune, good luck, luckiness, providence, bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luck, failure
6. portion(n = noun.possession) dower, dowery, dowry - money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage; Array
is a kind of gift
7. portion(n = noun.food) helping, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each"
is a kind of small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
is a part of meal, repast
has parts: mouthful, taste
has particulars: drumstick, second joint, thigh, breast, white meat, wing, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, piece, slice, round, round of drinks, drink, libation
portion(v = verb.possession) allot, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
is one way to administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
Derived form noun portion3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything. [1913 Webster]
2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole. [1913 Webster]
"These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him!" [1913 Webster]
"Portions and parcels of the dreadful past." [1913 Webster]
3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate. [1913 Webster]
"The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers." [1913 Webster]
"Man's portion is to die and rise again." [1913 Webster]
4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance. [1913 Webster]
"Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me." [1913 Webster]
5. A wife's fortune; a dowry. Shak. [1913 Webster]
1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. [1913 Webster]
"And portion to his tribes the wide domain." [1913 Webster]
2. To endow with a portion or inheritance. [1913 Webster]
"Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest." [1913 Webster]
portion, n. & v.
--n.
1 a part or share.
2 the amount of food allotted to one person.
3 a specified or limited quantity.
4 one's destiny or lot.
5 a dowry.
--v.tr.
1 divide (a thing) into portions.
2 (foll. by out) distribute.
3 give a dowry to.
4 (foll. by to) assign (a thing) to (a person).
Derivative:
portionless adj. (in sense 5 of n.).
Etymology:
ME f. OF porcion portion f. L portio -onis
N part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county, fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial, partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots.
N apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment, appropriation, dispensation, distribution, division, deal, repartition, partition, administration, dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose, dole, meed, pittance, quantum, ration, ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance, suerte, apportioning, respective, respectively, each to each.