Portion

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Portion

Portion : பங்கு, பங்கு போடு

Portion : பங்கு

Portion definition

Noun.

  1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
  2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole.
  3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.
  4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance.
  5. A wife's fortune; a dowry.

Transitive verb.

  1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
  2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.