portfolio
NounUS[pawrt-foh-lee-oh]/pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather“he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio”Type of case
- a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers“the artist had put together a portfolio of his work”“every actor has a portfolio of photographs”Type of set
- a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution“they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio”Type of list, listing
- the role of the head of a government department“he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs”Type of function, office
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Translations
Noun case for carrying papers etc
- Spanish
- portafolio
- French
- porte-documents
- German
- Mappe
- Portuguese
- porta-fólio
- Turkish
- evrak çantası
- Russian
- портфе́ль portfélʹ
- Arabic
- حافظة ḥāfiẓa
- Japanese
- 書類入れ shoruiire
- Polish
- portfolio
- Swedish
- portfölj
9 more languages
- Greek
- χαρτοφύλακας chartofýlakas
- Korean
- 포트폴리오 poteupollio
- Portuguese (PT)
- porta-fólio
- Catalan
- cartera
- Finnish
- salkku
- Hebrew
- תיק tik
- Norwegian
- portefølje
- Romanian
- mapă
- Slovenian
- portfelj
Noun investment portfolio
- Spanish
- cartera de inversiones
- French
- portefeuille
- German
- Portfolio
- Italian
- portafoglio
- Portuguese
- portfólio
- Turkish
- portföy
- Chinese
- 投资组合 tóuzī zǔhé
- Japanese
- ポートフォリオ pōtoforio
- Polish
- portfel
- Swedish
- portfölj
9 more languages
- Greek
- χαρτοφυλάκιο chartofylákio
- Korean
- 포트폴리오 poteupollio
- Hungarian
- portfólió
- Portuguese (PT)
- portfólio
- Catalan
- cartera
- Danish
- portefølje
- Finnish
- arvopaperisalkku
- Norwegian
- portefølje
- Slovenian
- portfelj
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Port·fol′io noun
Origin: F. portefeuille; porter to carry + feuille a leaf. See Port to carry, and Folio.
1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc.
2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54