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portioned out

portioned out is the simple past and past participle of portion out.

Meaning of portion out

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

Questions about portioned out

What is portioned out the simple past and past participle of?
Portioned out is the simple past and past participle of portion out.

Words near portioned out in the dictionary

  1. portion off
  2. portion out
  3. portionable
  4. portioned
  5. portioned off
  6. portioned out
  7. portioner
  8. portioners
  9. portioneth
  10. portioning
  11. portioning off

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Adapted from Wiktionary: portioned out (page history and authors); portion out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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