DICTOMETER

PORTION

(portion, porción, porsjon)

1. Synonyms:
   • Part
   • Portion
   • Component part
   • Component
   • Constituent
   Definitions:
   • something determined in relation to something that includes it
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Part
   • Portion
   Definitions:
   • something less than the whole of a human artifact
   Examples:
   • The rear part of the house
   • Glue the two parts together
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Parcel
   • Portion
   • Share
   Definitions:
   • the allotment of some amount by dividing something
   Examples:
   • Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Share
   • Portion
   • Part
   • Percentage
   Definitions:
   • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
   Examples:
   • He wanted his share in cash
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Fortune
   • Destiny
   • Fate
   • Luck
   • Lot
   • Circumstances
   • Portion
   Definitions:
   • your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
   Examples:
   • 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
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Dowry
   • Dowery
   • Dower
   • Portion
   Definitions:
   • money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Helping
   • Portion
   • Serving
   Definitions:
   • an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
   Examples:
   • The helpings were all small
   • His portion was larger than hers
   • There's enough for two servings each
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Assign
   • Allot
   • Portion
   Definitions:
   • give out
   Examples:
   • We were assigned new uniforms