portion

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/ˈpoəɹʃən/ English

Definitions

noun

An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.

verb

To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.

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Synonyms

part piece apportion divide divide up divvy divvy up share allot assign component serving lot destiny fate luck fortune parcel

Associated

freeway antarctica proceeds portions parkway expressway watershed interstate highway boulevard route terminus

Rhymes

extortion torsion distortion contortion proportion apportion tortion abortion antiabortion spontaneous abortion

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