portioning

noun

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

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

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

the allotment of some amount by dividing something

something less than the whole of a human artifact

something determined in relation to something that includes it

verb

give out

Roots

portioport- · Latin · share, portion

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Where does portioning come from?

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