Portion - Definition

n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal
constituent of plankton" [syn: part, portion,
component part, component, constituent]
2: something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear
part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn:
part, portion]
3: the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death
gets more than its share of attention from theologians" [syn:
parcel, portion, share]
4: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual
person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: share,
portion, part, percentage]
5: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck
of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was
her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate, luck,
lot, circumstances, portion]
6: money or property brought by a woman to her husband at
marriage [syn: dowry, dowery, dower, portion]
7: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a
meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger
than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" [syn:
helping, portion, serving]
v 1: give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign,
allot, portion]