How to pronounce portion

Say it like this: /ˈpoɹʃən/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈpoɹʃən/

What does portion mean?

nounAn allocated amount.

That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.

One's fate; lot.

“Man's portion is to die and rise again.”

verbTo divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.

To endow with a portion or inheritance.

“Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.”

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