portion
n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: {part}, {component
part}, {component}]
2: something less than the whole of a human artifact: "the rear
part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: {part}]
3: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more
than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: {parcel},
{share}]
4: an asset belonging to or due to or contributed by an
individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
[syn: {share}, {part}, {percentage}]
5: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may
be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the
luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success
that was her portion" [syn: {fortune}, {destiny}, {fate},
{luck}, {lot}, {circumstances}]
6: an individual portion of food or drink: "the helpings were
all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's
enough for two servings each" [syn: {helping}, {serving}]
v : give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: {assign}, {allot}]