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Definition of portfolio
portfolios
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 (such as a bank)
4 : a set of pictures (such as drawings or photographs) usually bound in book form or loose in a folder
5 : a selection of a student's work (such as papers and tests) compiled over a period of time and used for assessing performance or progress
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Recent Examples of portfolio from the Web
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The Fed wants to start winding down the $4.5 trillion bond portfolio without roiling longer-term interest rates and while gradually raising the policy rates.
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Shoppers in Enterprise and Auburn now have access to a new offering in the Walmart portfolio -- giant self-service kiosks.
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While 15 of the 16 properties were ultimately sold, the Hotel del was pulled from the portfolio after a Treasury Department committee was said to have had concerns about its proximity to the Coronado Naval Base.
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The 111 individual Gold Key works, 13 Gold Key portfolios and five American Visions Nominees were sent to New York City for national judging.
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A snapshot of the crown prince’s many titles reveals just how vast his portfolio is.
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Just ten years later, renewables are on the verge of outpacing coal and nuclear in the U.S. energy portfolio.
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Part crown prince and part minister without portfolio, the president’s son-in-law has taken on a broad range of issues within the turbulent free-for-all of Trump’s inner circle.
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In addition, Oskar Blues Brewing Holding Company continues to add new brands to its portfolio with Florida’s Cigar City Brewing being the latest to join the family.
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Did You Know?
Portfolio is partly based on the Latin folium, meaning "leaf, sheet". A portfolio usually represents a portable showcase of your talents. Today actual portfolios are used less than they used to be by artists, since most commercial artists have a Web site dedicated to showing off their art. But portfolio in its other common meaning is extremely common. Not so long ago, a broker would keep each of his or her clients' investments in a separate notebook or portfolio. Today the investment portfolio, like an artist's portfolio, usually takes the form of a Web page, even though everyone still uses the same old word.
Origin and Etymology of portfolio
Italian portafoglio, from portare to carry (from Latin) + foglio leaf, sheet, from Latin folium — more at blade
Other Economics Terms
PORTFOLIO Defined for English Language Learners
portfolio
playDefinition of portfolio for English Language Learners
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: a flat case for carrying documents or drawings
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: a set of drawings, paintings, or photographs that are presented together in a folder
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finance : the investments that are owned by a person or organization
PORTFOLIO Defined for Kids
portfolio
playDefinition of portfolio for Students
portfolios
1 : a flat case for carrying papers or drawings
2 : a collection of art (as paintings) presented together in a folder
Law Dictionary
portfolio
playLegal Definition of portfolio
: the securities held by an investor : the commercial paper held by a financial institution (as a bank)
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