Portion

/ˈpɔːrʃən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A part of a whole; an amount, piece, or share of something.

She served a small portion of spaghetti on each plate.

A part or division of a larger amount or quantity.

The company allocated a portion of its budget to research and development.

A share or contribution to an overall result or effort.

Each team member was responsible for their portion of the project.

verb

To divide or distribute into portions.

The chef portioned the cake into equal slices for the guests.

Middle English, from Old French 'portion', from Latin 'portio', meaning part or share.

a portion of

a part or segment of something larger

portion control

a method of regulating the amount of food served

in portion

divided or shared among several people

large portion

a significant amount of something, especially food

take one's portion

to receive a share, often in terms of inheritance or fate

slice

a thin, flat piece cut from something larger, often food.

serving

an amount of food served to one person.

segment

a part of something divided.

a part or portion of a larger amount.

division

the act of separating something into parts.

a lot or a great deal (used informally)

That party was a portion of fun!

to portion out something is to distribute it in shares

They portioned out the homemade cookies to everyone.