{
    "term": "portion",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one part of something larger",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **substantial/significant portion** of the population"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The central portion of the bridge collapsed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You give this portion of the ticket to the inspector and keep the other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could recite large portions of Shakespeare."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "good", "huge"],
                "verb + portion": ["make up", "take up"],
                "preposition": ["portion of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an amount of food that is large enough for one person",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **generous portion** of meat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She cut the cake into six small portions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should eat several portions of fruit a day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you serve children’s portions?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This particular type of fish has less than 200 calories per portion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Divide the mixture into individual portions and place them on a baking tray."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ordered a double portion of ham and eggs."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["double", "generous", "large"],
                "verb + portion": ["eat"],
                "preposition": ["portion of"],
                "phrases": ["divide something into portions"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a part of something that is shared with other people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You must accept a portion of the blame for this crisis."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "share",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "good", "huge"],
                "verb + portion": ["make up", "take up"],
                "preposition": ["portion of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɔːʃn/",
                "audio": "po/portion/portion__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpɔːrʃn/",
                "audio": "po/portion/portion__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French porcion, from Latin portio(n-), from the phrase pro portione ‘in proportion’."
}