Portion

/ˈpoɹʃən/

Synonyms for "portion" (495 found)

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Closest matches (99)

Noun(40 words)

helping part serving shareadvocate of utilitarianismaliquot aliquotation aliquoting allocateallocate randomlyallocation allot allotment allotments allotting allowanceanalyze sampleapportion assign batches

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bellyfuls brew bucketfulsbudget divisionbudget sharebun butcheringcare of animalscartonfulchemical sampledchops chunks circumstances componentcomponent partconstituent contingentscount towardcupful cupfuls

Determiner(1 words)

a course

adjunct administer allocate allocation allot allotment allowance amount antepast appanageappointed lotapportion apportionment assign assignmentastral influencesastrology bag bang batch

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beveragebig endbigger halfbit bite boltbook of fateboosterbooster dosebooster shotbreak upbudget bumper bunch carvecarve upchunk circumstance clip clutch coil commission component consign constellation contingent count course covercross sectioncup cut

Verb(4 words)

allot apportion assigncollect sample

Adjective(2 words)

aqueous partcreative work sample

Strong matches (149)

cut updealdeal outdeck dessert destination destiny detachment detaildies funestisdisburse dish dispense disperse dispose distribute district dividedivide into sharesdivide up

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divide withdividend division divvydivvy updoledole outdoom dose dot dower dowry draft dram draught draughtsman draughty drench drink droppingdrug packetend endowment entree entremetsequal sharefatality fate fix foredoom fortune foundation fraction fragment fridayfriday the thirteenthfuturegive outgob group gulp guzzle half halverhandwriting on the wallhap heap help helping hit hunkides of marchinevitability injection installment interest investment issue item jointure kismet laplarge amountlegal jointure

Noun(56 words)

cutup destiny dishes dishful dishing distribute divisions divvies doles doling dollop dollops doses dower dowery dowry drams dustpanful eat eighteenths

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eighthenergy allotmentespressosfair sharefatefile chunkfistful flaskful fortunefraction offractional portionfractionsfruit portionfullsglass of waterglassful glassfuls handsful heaping helpingshistory of the worldhundredths icecreamiii sectionin partitalian allocarejarful joint joints kettlefullab samplelaboratory material samplelaboratory sampleladles ladlinglarge portion

Verb(5 words)

dished dividedivide updivvydivvy up

Adjective(4 words)

effective mode of communicationfifthfrench fractionhigh degree of forcefulness

Related words (247)

libation lot lump mainliningmarriage portionmeasuremeasure outmeed member mess metemete outmodicum moiety moira morselnarcotic shotnip number overdose

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pack parcelparcel outpart particular partitionpass aroundpassagepay outpeg percentage piece place planets plate platter poppingportion outpotation potion proportion prorate public pull quadrant quaff quantity quantum quarter quotarake offrake-offrandom sampleration remainder roll run sample sampling scrapsecond helpingsection sector segment service serving settlement shareshare outshare withshift shot sipskin poppingskin-popping sliceslice the pieslice upsliver slug slurpsmall amountsmall sharesnort splitsplit upspoon outstake stars stock strip subdivide subdivision subgroup subspecies suck sum sup swig swill thirds tot tract unitunlucky daywedge weirdwheel of fortunewill of heavenzone

Adjective(8 words)

literary pieceminor segmentpartial samplepartial specimenremnant groupshaded areasmallest portionsolid chunks

Noun(116 words)

lop lops lot lott luckmeasure adverbmeasure usesmeasurement of changemediety moieties moirae mouthful mouthfuls mugfulnetwork of interactionsninetiethsnutritional measureomit sampleorigins of civilizationpaella

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parcel parceling parcels parspart ofpart of grouppart of the curriculumpart of the grouppartial parts passage pats percentage piecepiece ofpieces pipeful plateful platefuls plates pocketful portioningportuguese fragmentopotfuls pourpour liquidlyprocesso di trasformazionepromotion of competitionquantaquantity adjectivequiche quiches quota quotas rationing rationsresource allotmentrise of civilizationsrows of seedlingssample for analysisscooping scoops segmentsegment ofsegments serves servings sevenths shares sharing sherberts shovelful shovelling shtikl sips skepful slicessmall areasmatteringsome ofsome of the groupspadeful spareribs spoon spoonful spoonfuls spoonsfulstate of mutenessstick stintsstudy of motionsubject of sentencesubsections subsetsubset ofsubsets sunder swigssymphony movementtake partteacupfulthe science of numberstheory of gravitythin slicethirteenths thirtieth thirtieths tithe tots tranche twelfthsverify samplevideo chapterwater allocationworkbook subsetyoghourts

Verb(6 words)

meted pourspull out sampleservetake an aliquottrisects

Determiner(6 words)

more chemical energy conversionmost art movementmost voting-rightsone courseone cupfultwo pieces

Adverb(1 words)

to some extent

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More general

30 entries

administer allocation allot allotment apportioning apportionment assets assignation condition dealdeal outdish outdispense distribute distributiondole out

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More specific

11 entries

allocation allowance apportionment earmarking helping piece quota ration rationing serving slice

Collocations

10 entries

equal portionsfood portionlunch portionmeal portionsportion controlportion distributionportion of the cakeportion of the textportion sizesmall portions

Inflections

3 entries

portioned portioning portions

Derivations

2 entries

portionable portioning

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Tom got a small portion of pie.

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The debt-servicing cost on bonds will take up major portion of the budget.

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The Middle East supplies a major portion of the oil that Japan consumes.

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Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.

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