Difference between Portion and Part

What is the difference between Portion and Part?

Portion as a noun is an allocated amount. while Part as a noun is a fraction of a whole; a portion.

Portion

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An allocated amount.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.

Example sentence: Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

Part

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Partly, partially, fractionally.

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: partially composed of

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Fractional, partial.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To leave.To cut hair with a parting.To divide in two.To be divided in two or separated.To leave (an IRC channel).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fraction of a whole; a portion.A distinct element or component.A group inside a larger group.Duty; responsibility.Share, especially of a profit.Position or role (especially in a play).A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.A section of a document.The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.

Example sentence: The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

We hope you now know whether to use Portion or Part in your sentence.

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