portfolio

Meaning

  1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
  2. The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
  3. The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
  4. The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
  5. A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.
  6. A range of products.

Synonyms

file folder

paper handkerchief

writing case

book of calligraphy samples

investment portfolio

securities portfolio

attache case

stock portfolio

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/
Etymology

In summary

From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

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