portion
noun
[ ˈpɔːʃ(ə)n ]
• a part of a whole.
• "a portion of the jetty still stands"
Similar:
part,
piece,
bit,
section,
chunk,
segment,
slice,
fragment,
wedge,
lump,
slab,
hunk,
parcel,
tranche,
wodge,
• a person's destiny or lot.
• "what will be my portion?"
Similar:
destiny,
lot,
fate,
fortune,
luck,
kismet,
what is written in the stars,
dole,
cup,
heritage,
portion
verb
• divide (something) into parts; share out.
• "every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off"
Similar:
share out,
allocate,
apportion,
distribute,
hand out,
deal out,
dole out,
give out,
dish out,
parcel out,
divide out,
allot,
dispense,
measure out,
mete out,
divvy up,
• give a dowry to (a bride).
• "my parents will portion me most handsomely"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n- ), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’.
