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portion out

portion out verb: to distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.

Verb

portion out (third-person singular simple present portions out, present participle portioning out, simple past and past participle portioned out)

  1. (transitive) To distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.
    • Great crowds turned out to watch the carcass portioned out. The butchering itself was rough and inexpert, conducted rapidly with a serrated knife on the side of the road.2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of portion out

Forms of portion out

third-person singular presentportions out
present participleportioning out
past participleportioned out
pastportioned out

Questions about portion out

What does portion out mean?
Portion out means to distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot.
What part of speech is portion out?
Portion out is a verb.
What is the past tense of portion out?
The past tense of portion out is portioned out.

Words near portion out in the dictionary

  1. Portingals
  2. portings
  3. portion
  4. portion control
  5. portion off
  6. portion out
  7. portionable
  8. portioned
  9. portioned off
  10. portioned out
  11. portioner

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