portion
An allocated amount.
Noun 4 meanings
An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
Verb 2 meanings
To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Etymology
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.
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PORTION at a glance
PORTION has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,787 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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