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

  1. n.

    She shared a portion of her dessert with her friend.

  2. vt.

    The parents decided to portion out the family inheritance among their children.