Definition of Portion

Noun: portion por-shun

Something determined in relation to something that includes it
"I read a portion of the manuscript";
- part, component part, component, constituent
Something less than the whole of a human artifact
"the rear portion of the house";
- part
The allotment of some amount by dividing something
"death gets more than its portion of attention from theologians";
- parcel, share
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
"he wanted his portion in cash";
- share, part, percentage
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
"success that was her portion";
- fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
- dowry, dowery, dower
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
"his portion was larger than hers";
- helping, serving

Verb: portion por-shun