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   portion

   /ˈpɔːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a part of a whole: "a portion of the jetty still stands" Similar partpiecebitsectionchunksegmentslicefragmentwedgelumpslabhunkparceltrancheinformal:wodge
   • ▪ a part of something divided between two or more people; a share: "she wanted the right to decide how her portion of the allowance should be spent" Similar shareslicequotapartbitpercentageamountquantityrationpiecefractiondivisionsubdivisionallocationallotmentmeasureapportionmentinformal:cutwhackrake-offrare:quantummoiety
   • ▪ an amount of food suitable for or served to one person: "a portion of ice cream" Similar helpingservingamountquantitypieceplatefulbowlful
   • ▪ the part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir.
   • ▪ a dowry given to a bride at her marriage: archaic "he'll marry her fast enough when he knows the sum of her portion"
   • 2. a person's destiny or lot: archaic "what will be my portion?" Similar destinylotfatefortuneluckkismetwhat is written in the starsarchaic:dolecupheritage

   verb

   • 1. divide (something) into parts; share out: "every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off"
   • ▪ serve (food) in an amount suitable for one person: "they portioned the meat perfectly"
   • ▪ separate (a part of something) from the whole: "one end of the barn was portioned off for poultry"
   • 2. give a dowry to (a bride): archaic "my parents will portion me most handsomely"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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