- 1a thin flat case used for carrying documents, drawings, etc.
- 2a collection of photographs, drawings, etc. that you use as an example of your work, especially when applying for a job She spent most of last year getting her portfolio together.
- 3(finance) a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization an investment/share portfolio a portfolio manager Wordfinderinvestasset, bond, capital, dividend, equity, fund, interest, invest, portfolio, share See related entries: Economy
- 4(formal, especially British English) the particular area of responsibility of a government minister the defence portfolio a ministerial portfolio She resigned her portfolio. He was asked to join as a minister without portfolio(= one without responsibility for a particular government department).
- 5the range of products or services offered by a particular company or organization a portfolio of wines Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Italian portafogli, from portare ‘carry’ + foglio ‘leaf’ (from Latin folium).
portfolio
nounBrE BrE//pɔːtˈfəʊliəʊ//; NAmE NAmE//pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ//
(pl. portfolios) EconomyCheck pronunciation: portfolio
