1. Something less than the whole of a human artifact
   "the rear portion of the house";
   - part
    
2. Something determined in relation to something that includes it
   "I read a portion of the manuscript";
   - part, component part, component, constituent
    
3. The allotment of some amount by dividing something
   "death gets more than its portion of attention from theologians";
   - parcel, share
    
4. An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
   "his portion was larger than hers";
   - helping, serving
    
5. A person's rightful, contributed or expected part or fraction of a whole
   "he wanted his portion in cash";
   - share, part, percentage
    
6. Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
   "Her portion included valuable jewellery and land";
   - dowry, dower
    
7. Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
   "success that was her portion";
   - fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, circs [Brit, informal]

1. Distribute or set aside for a specific purpose or recipient
   "The server portioned the food onto plates";
   - assign, allot

Derived forms: portioned, portioning, portions

Type of: administer, allocation, allot, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, article, assets, assignation, condition, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole, dole out, gift, lot, mete, mete out, object, parcel out, parceling [US], parcelling, physical object, relation, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

Part of: earnings, lucre, meal, meronymy, net, net income, net profit, part to whole relation, profit, profits, repast, unit, whole

Encyclopedia: Portion