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preportioning

preportioning is the present participle and gerund of preportion.

Meaning of preportion

Verb

preportion (third-person singular simple present preportions, present participle preportioning, simple past and past participle preportioned)

  1. To divide into individual portions before use.
    • Take the time to review the menu and identify items that can be preportioned.2005, Restaurant Startup & Growth, page 64

Noun

preportioning (uncountable)

  1. The practice of dividing into portions before use.
    • In food service, emphasis is on preportioning and "one-way" service; in medicine service, on convenience, time-saving, and elimination of breakage problems.1959, Hospital Management - Volume 87, page 7
    • Because of the nature of the mix preportioning, and use of a superplasticizer, these concretes were able to develop high early-age strength as shown below.1989, Superplasticizers and Other Chemical Admixtures in Concrete

Questions about preportioning

What does preportioning mean?
Preportioning means the practice of dividing into portions before use.
What is preportioning the present participle and gerund of?
Preportioning is the present participle and gerund of preportion.
What part of speech is preportioning?
Preportioning is a noun.

Words near preportioning in the dictionary

  1. preport
  2. preported
  3. preporting
  4. preportion
  5. preportioned
  6. preportioning
  7. preportions
  8. preports
  9. prepose
  10. preposed
  11. preposes

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