portfolio

Noun
US[pawrt-foh-lee-oh]/pɔrtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (4)

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
German
Mappe
Portuguese
porta-fólio
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

German
Portfolio
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
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

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