portion
An allocated amount.
Other meanings
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
Synonyms
- share
Related words
- midportion
- multiportion
- outportion
- portionist
- portionwise
- preportion
- reportion
- scrimption
- subportion
- portionless
- underportion
- handbasket portion
Word history
From Latin "portiō" (a share, part, portion, relation, proportion).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “portion” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.