Dictionary

purportion en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /pəˈpɔːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [pəˈpɔːʃən] (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Modern suffixation of purport + -ion.

Meanings

1. (countable, nonstandard, rare, uncountable) Something purported; a claim.
   • I suggest also that Tim Giago be contacted re his purportion that Dick Wilson and his GOONS were in the right on Pine Ridge. Anyone who says such needs to be knocked around a bit (figuratively). […] Am hoping that someone will provide an email address for them so that we can go in directly an solicit some sorta response to the ad's purportions. 1994 November 23, j...infi.net, “FBI ad...”, in alt.native, number 049 (Usenet)volume 02, Wotanging Ikche, →OCLC, page https://archive.org/details/wotanging_ikche_1994/page/n1062/:
   • We have seen an article, in several of the papers, purportion to be a letter, written by a distinguished orthodox clergyman in Washington, D. C. stating that the orthodox have resolved to abandon the attempt to stop the first day mails. 1831 February 18, Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle, volume XI, number 7, Gardiner, Maine, →OCLC, page 1, column 5:
   • On the 11th of July last the accused presented for payment at the National City Bank a check for $75,000 purportion to have been drawn by Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, and made payable to Henry Keep, President of the New York Central Railroad. 1867 October 31, “The Vanderbilt Forgery.”, in The Daily British Colonist and Victoria Chronicle, volume 18, number 121, Victoria, BC, →OCLC, page 3, column 3:
   • > Leather pants, when combined with the (purported) Parisian > determination to preserve water while supporting the French fragrance > industry, I see your point about fragrances, but I think that this particular purportion is pretty out of date... If it was ever a scientifically verifiable purportion. :) 2004 April 13, Lena, “Piotr Anderszewski”, in rec.music.classical.recordings (Usenet):
   • It represents a phenomena that crops up within USS Liberty conspiracies again and again. Testimony regarding the supposed words of people who are no longer alive. Purportions of that which is contained within documents that no longer exist. This is the stuff to which we are supposed to defer over the sworn statements of those who personally witnessed the actions of the Israelis. 2004 September 27, little_people, “The Truth About France”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet):

Forms

purportion en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of proportion.
   alt of proportion

Forms