PORTION

noun

Synonyms

Division; share; parcel; quantity; allotment; dividend. Portion, Part. Part is generic, having a simple reference to some whole. Portion has the additional idea of such a division as bears reference to an individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture.

Definitions

1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole. These are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him! Job xxvi. 14. Portions and parcels of the dreadful past. Tennyson.
3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate. The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. Luke xii. 46. Man's portion is to die and rise again. Keble.
4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance. Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. Luke xv. 12.
5. A wife's fortune; a dowry. Shak.

Other Definitions

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PORTION (verb)

1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute. And portion to his tribes the wide domain. Pope. 2. To endow with a porti...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

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