different between portion vs proviso
portion
English
Etymology
From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, from Latin portio (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p????n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p????n/
- (Scotland, Ireland, other varieties without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po????n/, /?po????n/, /?po???n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??n
Noun
portion (plural portions)
- An 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.
- The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
- A wife's fortune; a dowry.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen, V. iv. 31:
- Commend me to her, and to piece her portion / Tender her this.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen, V. iv. 31:
Usage notes
Relatively formal, compared to the more informal part or more concrete and casual piece. For example, “part of the money” (both informal) but “portion of the proceeds” (both formal).
Synonyms
- part
- piece
Derived terms
- portionless
- proportion
- underportion
Translations
Verb
portion (third-person singular simple present portions, present participle portioning, simple past and past participle portioned)
- (transitive) To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
- (transitive) To endow with a portion or inheritance.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
Translations
Usage notes
- Particularly used as portion out.
- Relatively formal, compared to the more informal divide, divide up, or the casual divvy, divvy up.
Synonyms
- apportion
- divide, divide up
- divvy, divvy up
Derived terms
- portion off
- portion out
Further reading
- portion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- portion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portionem (accusative singular of portio).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.sj??/
Noun
portion f (plural portions)
- portion
Descendants
- ? Turkish: porsiyon
Further reading
- “portion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- potiron
Interlingua
Noun
portion (plural portiones)
- portion
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
portion c
- serving, an helping of food
Declension
Related terms
- portionera
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proviso
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin proviso (“it being provided”), ablative singular neuter of provisus, past participle of providere (“to provide”); see provide.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???va?zo?/
Noun
proviso (plural provisos or provisoes)
- A conditional provision to an agreement.
Related terms
- provide
- provision
- provisional
Translations
Further reading
- proviso in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- proviso in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Participle
pr?v?s?
- dative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
- dative neuter singular of pr?v?sus
- ablative masculine singular of pr?v?sus
- ablative neuter singular of pr?v?sus
References
- proviso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- proviso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- proviso in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- proviso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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