portion

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. share, allotment, due, ration; part, serving, morsel, fragment; fate, lot, destiny; dividend; section. —v. t. dower, apportion, divide, endow. See apportionment, quantity.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A division]

Syn. share, piece, part, serving; see division 2 , helping , part 1 , share .

See Synonym Study at part .

2. [Fate]

Syn. fate, destiny, lot; see fate .

See Synonym Study at fate .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

part, share, cut, section, division, ration, measure, segment, parcel, hunk, chunk, serving, allotment.

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v.

divide, apportion, segment, allocate, section, ration, dispense, dole out, mete out.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. One of the parts into which something is divided: division, member, part, piece, section, segment, subdivision. See PART. 2. A part severed from a whole: cut, piece, section, segment, slice. See PART. 3. That which is allotted: allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, lot, measure, part, quantum, quota, ration, share, split. Informal: cut. Slang: divvy. See COLLECT. 4. An individual quantity of food: helping, mess, serving. See INGESTION. 5. A right or legal share in something: claim, interest, stake, title. See PART. 6. That which is inevitably destined: destiny, fate, fortune, kismet, lot, predestination. See CERTAIN. II verb To give out in portions or shares. Also used with out: deal (out), dispense, distribute, divide, dole out, parcel out, ration (out), share. Slang: divvy. See COLLECT.