Synonym: division, fraction, fragment, part, piece, section, segment, share. Similar words: proportion, in proportion to, abortion, transportation, reporting, supportive, corporation, participation. Meaning: ['pɔrʃn /'pɔː-] n. 1. something determined in relation to something that includes it 2. something less than the whole of a human artifact 3. the allotment of some amount by dividing something 4. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group 5. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) 6. money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage 7. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal. v. give out or allot.
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31. It seemed that suffering was to be his portion in life.
32. The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.
33. She donated a sizeable portion of her riches to children's charities.
34. We'll have to portion the money out among/between the six of us.
35. The embezzler was severely punished and enjoined to kick back a portion of the stolen money each month.
36. I have spent a fairly considerable portion of my life here.
37. A large portion of the population lives in poverty.
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38. It boasts an overly generous portion of violence.
39. Then we lived in all this central portion.
40. Who spends his portion will be broke.
41. I ordered fish and a double portion of chips.
42. Portion of gamma-ray spectrum as measured by Fleischmann etal.
43. No council can hope to sack a large portion of its staff, who take the greater part of its expenditure.
44. For instance, the report found only modest progress in the portion of all births to teen-agers.
45. But the relatively small civil service portion could sail through, if Republicans sign on to them.
46. Yet these represent a relatively tiny portion of the uses for solar power.
47. Only that portion of income above this figure is taxed at a marginally higher rate.
48. In logical nets, generalization depends on chance exact match between some portion of the retinal image and a training instance.
49. While meats and poultry can be trimmed of some fat, a portion should be left on for flavor and browning.
50. Beginning in fourth grade, students are expected to spend a considerable portion of the academic day working independently.
51. This covers a large portion of flat land and could take the largest planes available, even by today's standards.
52. That portion of the decision in Roe has been given too little acknowledgement and implementation by the Court in its subsequent cases.
53. Details of decorative paintwork were visible on his left side although only the lower portion of the work could be seen clearly.
54. Another important result was that the lower portion of the upper layer was not producing.
55. Lily helped herself to the two smallest slices and a generous portion of the crispy brown bubble and squeak.
56. You refer to a map and monitor your health and energy by viewing two bars on the lower portion of the screen.
57. Any combat soldier who lived through a good portion of his tour experienced one or more proper fire-fights.
58. A considerable portion of his time is devoted to promoting the study of the foreign language, literature, or culture.
59. Monroe was an irreconcilable opponent of national policy and a recognized leader of the rebel portion of the white population.
60. You can also switch down to medium graphics to achieve higher frame rates but you lose a big portion of the experience.
More similar words: proportion, in proportion to, abortion, transportation, reporting, supportive, corporation, participation, port, report, export, import, support, portray, airport, supporter, report on, portrait, reporter, important, portfolio, transport, reportedly, in support of, importantly, opportunity, of importance, active transport, notion, option.