portfolio

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.
2. n. The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.
3. n. The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.
4. n. A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A movable receptacle for detached papers or prints, usually in the form of complete book-cover with a flexible back, and fastened with strings or clasps.
2. n. Figuratively, the office of a minister of state: as, he holds the portfolio of education (that is, he has charge of the documents, etc., connected with that department); he has received the portfolio of the home department.

Wiktionary

1. n. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
2. n. The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
3. n. politics The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
4. n. The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc.
2. n. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
2. n. the role of the head of a government department
3. n. a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
4. n. a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers