preportion en · VERB
Etymology
From pre- + portion.
Meanings
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To divide into individual portions before use.
Take the time to review the menu and identify items that can be preportioned.
2005, Restaurant Startup & Growth, page 64:In the second and fourth weeks, trained servers preportioned kindergarteners' plates with 4 nuggets.
2013, Issues in Teaching and Education Policy, Research, and Special Topics, →ISBN:I just wasn't sure if I wanted to devote part of my weekend to chopping veggies, cooking and dicing chicken breasts, and preportioning everything when I wasn't even cooking a meal.
2016, Brooke Griffin, Skinny Suppers: 125 Lightened-Up, Healthier Meals for Your Family, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preportioning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preportioned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preportioned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| preportions | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |