PORTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PORTION?

Need another word that means the same as “portion”? Find 51 synonyms and 30 related words for “portion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Portion” are: helping, serving, part, percentage, share, parcel, dower, dowery, dowry, circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, component, component part, constituent, piece, bit, section, chunk, segment, slice, fragment, quota, amount, quantity, ration, fraction, division, subdivision, allocation, allotment, measure, apportionment, kismet, allot, assign, share out, allocate, apportion, distribute, hand out, deal out, give out, dish out, parcel out, divide out, dispense, measure out

Portion as a Noun

Definitions of "Portion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “portion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A part of a whole.
• Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
• The allotment of some amount by dividing something.
• An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.
• Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you.
• Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
• A part of something divided between two or more people; a share.
• Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
• The part or share of an estate given or descending by law to an heir.
• An amount of food suitable for or served to one person.
• Something less than the whole of a human artifact.
• A person's destiny or lot.
• A dowry given to a bride at her marriage.

Synonyms of "Portion" as a noun (37 Words)

allocation	An amount of a resource assigned to a particular recipient. More efficient allocation of resources.
allotment	A share set aside for a specific purpose. The allotment of equity securities.
amount	The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion. They have spent a colossal amount rebuilding the stadium.
apportionment	The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan. The apportionment of blame.
bit	The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. He looked around for the right size bit.
chunk	A significant amount of something. We won a chunk of money.
circumstances	Your overall circumstances or condition in life including everything that happens to you. A victim of circumstances.
component	An abstract part of something. Spare components for cars.
component part	Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
constituent	A member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes. A component or constituent element of a system.
destiny	The hidden power believed to control future events; fate. She was unable to control her own destiny.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. No multiplication or division is necessary.
dower	Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. A dower house.
dowery	Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.
dowry	Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage. Elizabeth s dowry was to be 45 000 in diamonds.
fate	Three goddesses who presided over the birth and life of humans. Each person’s destiny was thought of as a thread spun, measured, and cut by the three Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. He stared at the faces of the committee trying to guess his fate.
fortune	Luck, especially good luck. Whatever my fortune may be.
fraction	A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process. He hesitated for a fraction of a second.
fragment	An incomplete piece. Small fragments of pottery.
helping	A portion of food served to one person at one time. There will be enough for six helpings.
kismet	The will of Allah. What chance did I stand against kismet.
lot	A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. They drew lots for it.
luck	An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome. They say luck is a lady.
measure	Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals used as a reference in making measurements. Cost cutting measures.
parcel	An extended area of land. A parcel of rogues.
part	The appropriate or expected behaviour in a particular role or situation one s duty. Those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your holidays.
percentage	Any proportion or share in relation to a whole. I hope to be on a percentage.
piece	An instance or example. A haunting piece of music.
quantity	The figure or symbol representing a quantity. The quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled.
quota	A prescribed number. The country may be exceeding its OPEC quota of 1 100 000 barrels of oil per day.
ration	An amount of food supplied on a regular basis, especially to members of the armed forces during a war. Refugees queued for their meagre rations.
section	(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. A residential section of the capital.
segment	The part of a line included between two points. Finished the final segment of the road.
serving	The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone. There s enough for two servings each.
share	Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. There have been 25 000 shares on Twitter and 117 likes on Facebook as of 7 30 p m.
slice	A thin flat piece cut off of some object. A slice of bread.
subdivision	An area of land divided into plots for sale. The Birkenhead police subdivision.

Usage Examples of "Portion" as a noun

• Success that was her portion.
• What will be my portion?
• Burger joints offering huge portions.
• I read a portion of the manuscript.
• He could repeat large portions of Shakespeare.
• A portion of the jetty still stands.
• He'll marry her fast enough when he knows the sum of her portion.
• She wanted the right to decide how her portion of the allowance should be spent.
• His portion was larger than hers.
• A portion of ice cream.

Portion as a Verb

Definitions of "Portion" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “portion” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Divide (something) into parts; share out.
• Give a dowry to (a bride.
• Serve (food) in an amount suitable for one person.
• Separate (a part of something) from the whole.
• Give out.

Synonyms of "Portion" as a verb (14 Words)

allocate	Distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose. In past years we didn t allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance.
allot	Give or apportion (something) to someone. I was allotted a little room in the servants block.
apportion	Assign. Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.
assign	Give an assignment to a person to a post or assign a task to a person. The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise.
deal out	Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
dish out	Provide (usually but not necessarily food.
dispense	Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. Let s dispense with the formalities shall we.
distribute	Distribute or disperse widely. The journal is distributed worldwide.
divide out	Come apart.
give out	Estimate the duration or outcome of something.
hand out	Place into the hands or custody of.
measure out	Express as a number or measure or quantity.
parcel out	Make into a wrapped container.
share out	Have, give, or receive a share of.

Usage Examples of "Portion" as a verb

• Eating meals that are portioned out properly will help you avoid binge eating.
• One end of the barn was portioned off for poultry.
• Portioned, pre-packaged meals that are ready to cook out of the box.
• Earthy, fresh, and generously portioned food.
• Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors until your debts are paid off.
• They portioned the meat perfectly.
• My parents will portion me most handsomely.

Associations of "Portion" (30 Words)

apportion	Distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose. Voting power will be apportioned according to contribution.
bit	The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. He had a bit of good luck.
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. The main divisions of the book.
few	The RAF pilots who took part in the Battle of Britain. A few weeks ago.
forearm	The part of a person’s arm extending from the elbow to the wrist or the fingertips.
fraction	A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process. The third fraction contain alcohols with boiling points of 120 130 C.
fractional	Relating to or denoting the separation of a mixture into fractions. The fractional variance in mass density per unit.
fragment	Break or cause to break into fragments. Nathan remembered fragments of the conversation.
fragmentary	Consisting of small disconnected parts. Excavations have revealed fragmentary remains of masonry.
fragmentation	The condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk. Fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file.
half	A half price fare or ticket especially for a child. The chicken is half cooked.
intersect	Meet at a point. Lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles.
least	Used in names of very small animals and plants e g least shrew. The garter snake is the least dangerous snake.
less	Of lower rank or importance. Cut out less important material.
moiety	A part or portion, especially a lesser share. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
mote	A tiny piece of a substance; a speck. The tiniest mote of dust.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city.
part	A melody or other constituent of harmony assigned to a particular voice or instrument in a musical work. My dog swallowed a Lego part.
partially	To some extent; in some degree; not wholly. The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir.
partly	To some extent; in some degree; not wholly. The result is partly a matter of skill and partly of chance.
percentage	Personal benefit or advantage. I don t see the percentage in selling perfectly good furniture.
scrap	Make into scrap or refuse. Scraps of information.
section	Divide into sections. I unscrewed every section of copper pipe from the roof tank to the hot water cylinder.
sector	The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes. The government aimed to reassure the industrial and commercial sector.
segment	Divide into segments. The market for private cars can be broken down into several segments.
segmentation	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum. The segmentation of society means that often we don t have arguments across the political divide.
share	Have give or receive a share of. All members of the band equally share the band s profits.
slat	Close the slats of windows. Sunlight filtered dustily through the slats of the door.
some	To some extent quite a lot. Some forty people came.
splinter	Divide into slivers or splinters. The soap box splintered.