portion
/ˈpɔːʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpɔːʃ(ə)n/
portion
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
por - tion -> portion
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
portion /pↄ:ʃn/ n
၁။ အပိုင်း၊ အစိတ်အပိုင်း (သို့) ဝေစု။ be supported by a substantial/sizeable portion of the population ❍ devote a small portion of one's buaget to sth ❍ The centre portion of the bridge collapsed. ❍ You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other.
၂။ တစ်ယောက်စာ ပြင်ပေးသောပွဲ။ a generous portion of roast duck ❍ She cut the pie into six portions. ❍ Do you serve children's (ie smaller) portions?
❏ portion sth out (among/between sb) [PHRV ] ခွဲတမ်းချသည်။ ဝေစုခွဲပေးသည်။ ဝေပုံချသည်။ She portioned out the money equally between both children. ❍ The work was portioned out fairly. See also APPORTION
More examples
- [portion of] : We’re spending a larger portion of our income on entertainment.
- Only a small portion of the population could tell you what the government’s policy is.
- You need a cake big enough to be divided into sixteen portions.
- [portion of] : These statistics explain only a portion of the problem.
- If you eat smaller portions, you will begin to lose weight.
Synonyms
piece, bit, part, segment, section, fraction, scrap, administer, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allowance, apportion, apportionment, assign, bang, biter, chunk, circumstance, constituent, cup, cut, deal, destiny, dispense, distribute, divide, division, divvy, divvy up, dole out, doom, drag, dram, excerpt, extract, fate, fix, fortune, fragment, gob, gulper, helping, hit, hunk, kismet, lagniappe, lion's share, lot, luck, lump, measure, meed, member, mete out, moiety, morsel, mouthful, parcel, parcel out, partition, percentage, piece of action, piecer, plum, prorate, quantity, quantum, quota, ration, serving, share, share out, shift, shot, slice, slug, smithereen, taste, taster
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