portion

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How we deal with that other portion is our bridge to the future.

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  1. noun A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
  2. noun A part separated from a whole.
  3. noun A part that is allotted to a person or group, as:
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  • How we deal with that other portion is our bridge to the future. —  Juan Enriquez wants to grow energy
  • Contained within this portion is the username and password, which is really all most crackers want. —  Maximum Security -- Ch 12 -- Sniffers
  • MONEY MARKET FUNDS Another portion should be allocated to money market mutual funds, which carry relatively low yields but are generally safe and liquid, despite the problems some of them had over the past year as investments in complex mortgage-related securities soured. —  Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
  • I'm hoping we can get our hands on the game E3 so we can check out how well the multiplayer portion is as that's probably the one that will keep me playing for a while. —  Gaming Nexus
  • Hector, this portion is a transdermal all natural weight loss patch, one with 5hp - a seritonin leveler, that you just put on for 24 hours. —  change therapy
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section ·  part ·  amount ·  piece ·  aspect ·  mass ·  half ·  possession ·  shape ·  series

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portion:   portions
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin portiō, portiōn-; see perə-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English porcioun, porcion, porcyone = Dutch portie = G. Swedish Danish portion, from Old French portion, porcion, French portion = Spanish porcion = Portuguese porção = Italian porzione, from Latin portio(n-), a share, part, portion, relation, proportion, akin to par(t-)s, part: see part. Cf. proportion.
  2. = French portionner, portion; from the noun. Cf. apportion, proportion, v.
 

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/ˈpoʊrʃən/
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