portion
Definition
- n. something determined in relation to something that includes it
- n. something less than the whole of a human artifact
- n. the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- n. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
- n. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- n. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
- v. give out
Word forms
- Past participle
- portioned
- Present participle
- portioning
- Past tense
- portioned
- Third person singular
- portions
Example sentences
n.
She shared a portion of her dessert with her friend.
vt.
The parents decided to portion out the family inheritance among their children.