portion

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Meaning

Synonyms

part
A1
share
A2
section
B1
piece
A2
lot
A1
division
B2
allotment
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ration
C2
quota
C2
helping
B1
slice
C1
serving
B2
fragment
C2
component
C2
allot
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parcel
C2
bit
A1

component part

fraction
C2
constituent
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distribute
C2
segment
C2
fate
B1
dose
C1
allowance
C1
apportion
cut
A1
dower
instalment
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dowry
C1
chunk
C2
partition
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chapter
B2
percentage
C1
%
dowery
lump
C1
destiny
B1
side
A1
fortune
B1
block
B1
flake
C2
end
A1
🔚
element
C1
deal
A1
rate
B1
assign
C2
batch
C1
plot
B2
passage
C1
paragraph
C2
Translations

portion
part
partie
porzione
Teil
porción
parte
parte
Anteil
porção
deel
Portion

μερίδα

razione
morceau
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɔɹʃən/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
porcioun
In summary

From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, from Latin portio (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.

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