Portfolio
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
"He opened an embroidered portfolio; and, from its perfumed depths, took out a letter, which he began to read aloud."
- 2 the role of the head of a government department wordnet
- 3 The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer. broadly
- 4 a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather wordnet
- 5 The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
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- 6 a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution wordnet
- 7 The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
"Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today."
- 8 a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers wordnet
- 9 A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.
"I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services."
- 10 A range of products.
"product portfolio"
Example
More examples"As part of my application to art school, here is my portfolio."
Etymology
From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.