portfolio

port·fo·lio

noun \pȯrt-ˈfō-lē-ˌō\

plural port·fo·li·os

Definition of PORTFOLIO

1

: a hinged cover or flexible case for carrying loose papers, pictures, or pamphlets

2

[from the use of such a case to carry documents of state] : the office and functions of a minister of state or member of a cabinet

3

: the securities held by an investor : the commercial paper held by a financial house (as a bank)

4

: a set of pictures (as drawings or photographs) usually bound in book form or loose in a folder

5

: a selection of a student's work (as papers and tests) compiled over a period of time and used for assessing performance or progress

Origin of PORTFOLIO

Italian portafoglio, from portare to carry (from Latin) + foglio leaf, sheet, from Latin folium — more at blade

First Known Use: 1722

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with PORTFOLIO

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