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portion
Part of speech: NounA piece of anything; a share, or a part given.
Part of speech: VerbTo divide into shares; to give shares of.
Usage examples "portion":- They were more intelligent than the larger portion of life- long slaves. - "A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences", Laura S. Haviland.
- A fortune of twenty thousand pounds is, we hear, the lady's portion. - "The Fatal Boots", William Makepeace Thackeray.
- The battle, under these circumstances, probably could not be decided until late in the day, owing to the wide- sweeping movement of a portion of the army. - "The Franco-German War of 1870-71", Count Helmuth, von Moltke.