Portfolio Definition
pôrt-fōlē-ō
portfolios
noun
A flat, portable case, usually of leather, for carrying loose sheets of paper, manuscripts, and drawings; briefcase.
Webster's New World
Such a case for state documents.
Webster's New World
The office of a minister of state or member of a cabinet.
Webster's New World
A selection of representative works, as of an artist.
Webster's New World
All the securities held for investment as by an individual, bank, investment company, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- responsibility
- office
- duties
- securities
- selection
- holdings
- documents
- attache-case
- folder
- attaché case
- briefcase
Other Word Forms of Portfolio
Noun
Singular:
portfolio
Plural:
portfoliosOrigin of Portfolio
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Italian portafoglio portare to carry (from Latin portāre per-2 in Indo-European roots) foglio sheet (from Latin folium leaf bhel-3 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Italian portafoglio; cognate with the French portefeuille ("folder, wallet"), from the Latin verb portare ("to carry") and folium ("sheet"). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.
From Wiktionary
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