portfolio en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- [poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ] (Australia)
- /-əʊl.jəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /-oʊl.joʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /poɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɐʉl.jɐʉ/ (New-Zealand)
- [-ɐʉl.jɐʉ] (Australia)
- (Texas) audio
- /poːtˈfəʉ.liˌəʉ/ (Australia)
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.
Meanings
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A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
He opened an embroidered portfolio; and, from its perfumed depths, took out a letter, which he began to read aloud.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Introduction”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 142:
- (broadly) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer, or more generally, a presentation of an individual's work samples and skills (a career portfolio).
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The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
His [Jared Kushner's] portfolio extended to foreign policy, as he brokered a new North American trade agreement and negotiated peace deals in the Middle East.
2025 October 29, Mohamad Bazzi, “Jared Kushner is back – and so are big questions about his financial ties”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:Behind his [Terry Smith's] success is a simple formula: buy shares in companies that make basic necessities – from toilet paper to nappies, baby food to pet food, soap to shampoo. […] It's why his portfolio of just 20 companies includes names such as Unilever […] and Imperial Tobacco (Lambert & Butler, Gauloises, John Player Special, Rizla).
2011 December 2, Patrick Collinson, “Terry Smith's investments have other fund managers on the ropes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.
Promising to protect the welfare state while adding further obligations to its portfolio has become customary for SPD and Greens.
2024 August 18, Jörg Michael Dostal, “Left Conservatism: Sahra Wagenknecht's Challenge to the German Party System”, in The Political Quarterly, volume 95, number 4, →DOI, page 644 of 634–644:I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.
In the past, thoughts were too real to be kept like a cultural portfolio of stocks and bonds. But now we have mental assets.
1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 378:Father: Darling, and no disrespect to you, Vicar, but what I'm thinking is this. How about a mixed portfolio, whereby we spread him through Judaism, Islam, Hindu, and so on, maintaining a firm base in the Church of England? Mother: It does sound safer. Father: Exactly.
1989 February 10, Stephen Fry et al., “Christening”, in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Season 1, Episode 5:
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A range of products.
product portfolio
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| portfolios | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
portfolio worker · subportfolio · minister without portfolio · portfolio career · foreign portfolio investment · portfolio frontier · padfolio · nonportfolio · multiportfolio · e-portfolio · webfolio
Descendants
portfolio · portefólio · portifólio · portfolio · portfólio
Relateds
repertoire · blad · curriculum vitae
Synonyms
Translations (97)
ru портфе́ль (case for carrying papers etc.) · es cartera de inversiones (investments) · pt portefólio (post) · es carpeta de trabajos (collection of assets) · ca cartera (investments) · ru портфе́ль (post) · de Ressort (post) · ro mapă (case for carrying papers etc.) · no portefølje (investments) · fr portefeuille (investments) · id portofolio (collection of assets) · he תיק עבודות (collection of assets) · hu mappa (case for carrying papers etc.) · fr portfolio (collection of assets) · no portefølje (case for carrying papers etc.) · el χαρτοφύλακας (case for carrying papers etc.) · fi portfolio (collection of assets) · bg депо (investments) · pt portfólio (case for carrying papers etc.) · tr portföy (case for carrying papers etc.) · he תיק (case for carrying papers etc.) · hu irattáska (case for carrying papers etc.) · ro portofoliu (collection of assets) · pt portefólio (investments) · bg портфейл (investments) · it portfolio (collection of assets) · pl portfolio (case for carrying papers etc.) · bg портфейл (post) · pl teka (case for carrying papers etc.) · hu aktatáska (case for carrying papers etc.) · sl listnica (collection of assets) · mi pūkete (case for carrying papers etc.) · pt porta-fólio (investments) · pt porta-fólio (case for carrying papers etc.) · es cartapacio (case for carrying papers etc.) · de Mappe (case for carrying papers etc.) · sl portfelj (case for carrying papers etc.) · pt pasta (post) · fr portefeuille (post) · pt portefólio (case for carrying papers etc.) · he פורטפוליו (collection of assets) · ca cartera (case for carrying papers etc.) · hu tárca (post) · it portafoglio (post) · el χαρτοφυλάκιο (investments) · ru портфе́льные инвести́ции (investments) · hu portfólió (collection of assets) · tr portföy (investments) · de Portefeuille (post) · la scrīnium (case for carrying papers etc.) · ru портфо́лио (collection of assets) · kk қоржын (investments) · ja 作品集 (collection of assets) · lon molw (case for carrying papers etc.) · pl teka (post) · pl aktówka (case for carrying papers etc.) · pt carteira de investimentos (investments) · dsb mapa (case for carrying papers etc.) · bg папка (case for carrying papers etc.) · he תיק (post) · he פורטפוליו (case for carrying papers etc.) · mi kōpaki (case for carrying papers etc.) · es portafolio (case for carrying papers etc.) · tr cilbent (case for carrying papers etc.) · fi salkku (case for carrying papers etc.) · no portefølje (collection of assets) · fr portefeuille (case for carrying papers etc.) · ko 포트폴리오 (case for carrying papers etc.) · pt portfólio (investments) · it portafoglio (investments) · ko 포트폴리오 (investments) · pl portfel (investments) · ja ポートフォリオ (case for carrying papers etc.) · el χαρτοφυλάκιο (post) · ota جلبند (case for carrying papers etc.) · da portefølje (investments) · es portafolios (case for carrying papers etc.) · sv portfölj (investments) · de Portfolio (investments) · ru портфе́ль це́нных бума́г (investments) · es cartera (post) · fi ministerinsalkku (post) · it cartella (case for carrying papers etc.) · fi osakesalkku (investments) · el υπουργείο (post) · ja ポートフォリオ (investments) · el δείγμα εργασίας (collection of assets) · de Geschäftsbereich (post) · fi arvopaperisalkku (investments) · de Portefeuille (case for carrying papers etc.) · pt buque (collection of assets) · sl portfelj (investments) · pt portfólio (collection of assets) · fr portefeuille (collection of assets) · no portefølje (post) · de Portfolio (collection of assets) · ca cartera (post)