Portfolio (Noun)
Meaning 1
The role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 3
A set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Meaning 4
A list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her investment portfolio consisted of a mix of stocks and bonds that generated a steady income stream.
- The bank's portfolio included a diverse range of assets, from government securities to corporate loans.
- After the market downturn, many investors reviewed and adjusted their stock portfolios to minimize losses.
- The financial institution's portfolio was heavily weighted toward real estate investments, which had been performing well.
- To reduce risk, they decided to rebalance their investment portfolio by selling some of the underperforming stocks.