Portion | Mean of portion in English Dictionary

/ˈpoɚʃən/

• Noun
• a part of a larger amount, area, etc.
1. A portion of the donations will be given to the orphanage.
2. Portions of land were used for farming.
3. A considerable/significant portion of the city was flooded.
• a part of something that is shared with other people
1. A portion of the blame belongs to you.
2. He took on a large portion of the work.
• the amount of food that is served to a person at one time
1. The restaurant gives large/generous portions.
2. I'll just have a small portion [=serving] of meat.
3. She divided the pie into six equal portions.
• Verb

• to divide (something) into parts and give those parts to people
1. The work was portioned to each member of the staff.
2. They portioned the supplies out equally.
3. The supplies were portioned out among the troops.