portfolio
Meaning
- A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
- The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
- The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
- The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
- A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.
- A range of products.
Synonyms
file folder
paper handkerchief
writing case
book of calligraphy samples
investment portfolio
securities portfolio
attache case
stock portfolio
Translations
Frequency
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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