Portion Meaning
/ˈpoɹʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn allocated amount.
nounThat which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
Sentence Examples
Tom got a small portion of pie.
The debt-servicing cost on bonds will take up major portion of the budget.
She decided to donate a portion of her salary to charity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The waiter brought a large ____ of the roasted chicken to the table.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She served each guest a generous ____ of the homemade lasagna with a side salad.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin portiōder. Old French porcionbor. Middle English porcioun English portion From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, accusative of Latin portiōnem (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), from portiō, akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Lord of that ſeruant […] will appoint him his portion with the vnbeleeuers."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 12:46, columns 2–1:
"Man's portion is to die and rise again."
— 1827, [John Keble], The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holydays throughout the Year, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] [B]y W. Baxter, for J. Parker; and C[harles] and J[ohn] Rivington, […], →OCLC:
""Everywhere the same!" exclaimed Francesca, as she resumed her seat—"the same human misery—the same human portion!..."
— 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 146:
"Father, giue me the portion of goods that falleth to me."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 15:12, column 1:
"O! yearning heart! I did inherit
Thy withering portion with the fame,
The searing glory which hath shone
Amid the jewels of my throne,
Halo of Hell!"
— 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The waiter brought a large ____ of the roasted chicken to the table.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She served each guest a generous ____ of the homemade lasagna with a side salad.