Portion
/ˈpɔrʃən/
A portion is a piece or part of something bigger, like when you take one slice of cake from the whole cake to eat.
Examples
- I saved a portion of my birthday cake to eat later.
- In art class, we painted a portion of the big mural together.
- I only ate a small portion of my dinner because I wasn't very hungry.
Synonyms
piece
part
slice
section
bit
share
Antonyms
whole
entire
full
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