portfolio

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/ UK /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ See IPA manual

Freq #13438

Meanings

1

noun
A collection of a person's work shown to potential employers or clients.

The designer showed her portfolio at the interview.
2

noun
The group of investments owned by a person or organization.

They were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio.
3

noun
The range of products or services offered by a company.

The firm expanded its portfolio of services last year.
4

noun
The particular area of responsibility of a government minister.

She was given the portfolio for foreign affairs.

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Word family

Forms portfolios

Derived forms e-portfoliomultiportfoliononportfoliopadfoliosubportfoliowebfolio

Related forms bladrepertoire

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Phrases (1)

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portfolio management
the selection and oversight of a collection of investments

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

portafoglio Italian portāre Latin

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# portfolio

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/
**Frequency rank:** 13438

## Meanings
1. A collection of a person's work shown to potential employers or clients.
2. The group of investments owned by a person or organization.
3. The range of products or services offered by a company.
4. The particular area of responsibility of a government minister.

## Examples
- The designer showed her portfolio at the interview.
- They were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio.
- The firm expanded its portfolio of services last year.
- She was given the portfolio for foreign affairs.

## Derived Forms
- e-portfolio
- multiportfolio
- nonportfolio
- padfolio
- subportfolio
- webfolio

## Related Forms
- blad
- repertoire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: portafoglio
- Root: portāre

## Etymology
From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

## AI Etymology
Portfolio comes from Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s. The historical chain includes portafoglio (Italian) and portāre (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as e-portfolio, multiportfolio, nonportfolio, and padfolio and related forms such as blad and repertoire. In present use it covers a collection of a person's work shown to potential employers or clients, the group of investments owned by a person or organization, and the range of products or services offered by a company.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Personal Finance

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