portion

1 a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand he had always just assumed that lifelong bachelorhood would be his portion Synonyms of portion circumstance, destiny, doom, fortune, kismet, lot, fateWords Related to portion accident, casualty [archaic], chance, hap, happenchance, happenstance, hazard, luck; predestination; aftereffect, aftermath, conclusion, consequence, development, effect, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot

2 one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep Synonyms of portion member, partition, part, section, segmentWords Related to portion component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, moiety, parcel; cut, length; bit, fragment, particle, scrapNear Antonyms of portion whole; aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

3 something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group each camper gets an equal portion of the food Synonyms of portion allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, share, proportion, quota, slice, takeWords Related to portion lot, ration; commission, percentage; member, partition, section, segmentNear Antonyms of portion aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality; whole

to give out (something) to appropriate individuals portioned out the medical supplies equally Synonyms of portion allocate, apportion, deal (out), dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), administer, prorateWords Related to portion admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out), lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split; bestow, disburse, furnish, issue, provide, share, supply; circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread; chip in, contribute, donate, pledge; reallocate, reapportionNear Antonyms of portion begrudge, decline, deny, deprive (of), disallow, refuse, reject, withhold; niggle (out), pinch, skimp, stintAntonyms of portion misallocate