Portion (Noun)

Meaning¹

Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash".

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Meaning²

Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Examples

In some cultures, a woman's portion was expected to be presented to her groom as a payment for taking her hand in marriage.
After years of saving, Emma was finally able to present her portion to her husband on their wedding day.
It was customary for the bride's family to give the groom her portion as a dowry before the ceremony began.
When Margaret got married, she gave her portion of her father's land to her new husband to manage and work on.
Under ancient laws, a wife was not allowed to use or sell her own portion, but instead, her husband controlled and used it at his own discretion.

Meaning³

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".

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Relation

Hyponyms

Meaning⁵

Something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

Part

Hypernyms

Object

Hyponyms

Meaning⁶

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".