portion meaning and definition

PORTION noun

Definition of portion (noun)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: component, component part, constituent, part
2. something less than the whole of a human artifact
   • "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
   • synonyms: part
3. the allotment of some amount by dividing something
   • "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
   • synonyms: parcel, share
4. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
   • "he wanted his share in cash"
   • synonyms: part, percentage, share
5. 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"
   • synonyms: circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck
6. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
   • synonyms: dower, dowery, dowry
7. 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"
   • synonyms: helping, serving

PORTION verb

Definition of portion (verb)

1. give out
   • "We were assigned new uniforms"
   • synonyms: allot, assign