Meaning of PORTFOLIO
| Pronunciation: | | powrt'fowlee`ow
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- [n] the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
- [n] a case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
- [n] a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
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| | See Also: | | case, function, list, listing, office, part, role | |
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| | Definition: | | Portfolio
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Port*fol"io\, n. [F. portefeuille; porter to carry +
feuille a leaf. See {Port} to carry, and {Folio}.]
1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints,
drawings, etc.
2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or
member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of
war; to resign the portfolio.
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| | Related Terms: | | baton, book end, book support, book table, book tray, book truck, bookcase, bookholder, bookrack, bookrest, bookshelf, bookstack, bookstand, caduceus, callable securities, cats and dogs, certificate of deposit, chain of office, corporation securities, crook, crosier, cross-staff, fasces, folder, folio, foreign securities, futures contract, gavel, government securities, junior securities, listed securities, mace, mantle, marketable securities, municipal securities, negotiable securities, noncallable securities, note, outstanding securities, over-the-counter securities, revolving bookcase, rod, rod of office, scepter, securities, senior securities, short-term note, stack, staff, stocks and bonds, subject to call, treasury bill, treasury bond, treasury certificate, treasury note, truncheon, undigested securities, unregistered securities, wand, wand of office, warrant |
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