portion out — index allocate, allot, apportion, assign (allot), dispense, disperse (disseminate), distribute … Law dictionary
portion out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms portion out : present tense I/you/we/they portion out he/she/it portions out present participle portioning out past tense portioned out past participle portioned out to divide something among several people… … English dictionary
portion out again — index reassign Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
portion out equitably — index apportion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
portion out — v. (B) they portioned the food out to the needy * * * (B) they portion outed the food out to the needy … Combinatory dictionary
portion out — verb To distribute something in portions or shares; to apportion or allot … Wiktionary
portion — por|tion1 [ˈpo:ʃən US ˈpo:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin portio] 1.) a part of something larger, especially a part that is different from the other parts portion of ▪ The front portion of the rocket breaks off. ▪ The rent on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
portion — por|tion1 [ pɔrʃn ] noun count ** 1. ) portion of a part of an amount or total: We re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government s policy is. a ) a part of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
portion — Synonyms and related words: Friday, Friday the thirteenth, adjunct, administer, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allowance, amount, antepast, appanage, appointed lot, apportion, apportionment, assign, assignment, astral influences,… … Moby Thesaurus
portion — I UK [ˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ˈpɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms portion : singular portion plural portions ** 1) a) a part of an amount or total portion of: We re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment. Only a small portion of… … English dictionary
