Hyphenation of portion

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word portion? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

por-tion

Definitions of portion:

1.
Something determined in relation to something that includes it
He wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself I read a portion of the manuscript The smaller component is hard to reach The animal constituent of plankton
2.
Something less than the whole of a human artifact
The rear part of the house Glue the two parts together
3.
The allotment of some amount by dividing something
Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
4.
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
He wanted his share in cash
5.
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Whatever my fortune may be Deserved a better fate Has a happy lot The luck of the Irish A victim of circumstances Success that was her portion
6.
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
7.
An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
The helpings were all small His portion was larger than hers There's enough for two servings each
8.
Give out
We were assigned new uniforms

Synonyms of portion:

noun part, component part, component, relation
noun part, object, physical object
noun parcel, share, allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
noun share, part, percentage, assets
noun fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, condition
noun helping, serving, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
verb assign, allot, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

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