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Webster 1913 Edition


Portfolio

Port-fol′io

,
Noun.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Portfolio

PORTFOLIO

,
Noun.
[L. folium.] A case of the size of a large book, to keep loose papers in.
To have or hold the portfolio, is to hold the office of minister of foreign affairs.

Definition 2024


portfólio

portfólio

See also: portfolio and portfólió

Portuguese

Noun

portfólio m (plural portfólios)

  1. (art) portfolio (the works of an artist)
  2. (finance) portfolio (investments and other assets held by an investor)

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