portfolio
noun
[ pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ ]
• a large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps.
• "under his arm he carried a large portfolio of drawings"
• a range of investments held by a person or organization.
• "a portfolio of insured municipal securities"
• denoting or engaged in an employment pattern which involves a succession of short-term contracts and part-time work, rather than the more traditional model of a single job for life.
• "portfolio careers allow women to balance work with family"
• the position and duties of a Minister or Secretary of State.
• "he took on the Foreign Affairs portfolio"
Origin:
early 18th century: from Italian portafogli, from portare ‘carry’ + foglio ‘leaf’ (from Latin folium ).
