purportion
UK/pəˈpɔːʃən/
purportion noun: something purported; a claim. Also the misspelling of proportion.
Noun
purportion (countable and uncountable, plural purportions)
- Something purported; a claim.
- We have seen an article, in several of the papers, purportion to be a letter, written by a distinguished orthodox clergyman in Washington, D. C. stating that the orthodox have resolved to abandon the attempt to stop the first day mails.1831 February 18, Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle, volume XI, number 7, Gardiner, Maine, →OCLC, page 1, column 5
- On the 11th of July last the accused presented for payment at the National City Bank a check for $75,000 purportion to have been drawn by Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, and made payable to Henry Keep, President of the New York Central Railroad.1867 October 31, “The Vanderbilt Forgery.”, in The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle, volume 18, number 121, Victoria, BC, →OCLC, page 3, column 3
Also used as
purportion is also the misspelling of proportion.
Examples of purportion in a sentence
- I suggest also that Tim Giago be contacted re his purportion that Dick Wilson and his GOONS were in the right on Pine Ridge.1994 November 23, j...infi.net, “FBI ad...”, in alt.native, number 049 (Usenet)volume 02, Wotanging Ikche, →OCLC, page...
- Purportions of that which is contained within documents that no longer exist.2004 September 27, little_people, “The Truth About France”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet):
Forms of purportion
| plural | purportions |
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Origin of purportion
Modern suffixation of purport + -ion.
Words that rhyme with purportion
Questions about purportion
- What does purportion mean?
- Purportion means something purported; a claim.
- How do you use purportion in a sentence?
- I suggest also that Tim Giago be contacted re his purportion that Dick Wilson and his GOONS were in the right on Pine Ridge.
- What part of speech is purportion?
- Purportion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce purportion?
- Purportion is pronounced /pəˈpɔːʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of purportion?
- The plural of purportion is purportions.
Words near purportion in the dictionary
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