reportion

por·tion

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Definitions of reportion word

noun reportion a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript. 1
noun reportion an amount of food served for one person; serving; helping: He took a large portion of spinach. 1
noun reportion the part of a whole allotted to or belonging to a person or group; share. 1
noun reportion the part of an estate that goes to an heir or a next of kin. 1
noun reportion Literary. something that is allotted to a person by God or fate. 1
noun reportion (especially formerly) the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband at marriage; dowry. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English porcion < Old French < Latin portiōn- (stem of portiō) share, part, akin to pars part

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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