1. (

• part ,
• portion ,
• component_part ,
• component ,
• constituent

) something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" ;

2. (

• part ,
• portion

) something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" ;

3. (

• parcel ,
• portion ,
• share

) the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" ;

4. (

• share ,
• portion ,
• part ,
• percentage

) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" ;

5. (

• fortune ,
• destiny ,
• fate ,
• luck ,
• lot ,
• circumstances ,
• portion

) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" ;

6. (

• dowry ,
• dowery ,
• dower ,
• portion ,

) money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage ;

7. (

• helping ,
• portion ,
• serving

) an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" ;

1. (

• assign ,
• allot ,
• portion

) give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" ;