portion
noun
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it.
has portioned
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present perfectof portion (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Take the whole of the third, fourth, and fifth divisions into which Mr Sadler has portioned out the French departments.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
