Synonyms for portfolio
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pawrt-foh-lee-oh, pohrt- |
| Phonetic Transcription : pɔrtˈfoʊ liˌoʊ, poʊrt- |
Définition of portfolio
Origin :- 1722, porto folio; 1719 as port folio, from Italian portafoglio "a case for carrying loose papers," from porta, imperative of portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)) + foglio "sheet, leaf," from Latin folium (see folio). Meaning "official documents of a state department" is from 1835. A minister without portfolio is one not in charge of a particular department. Meaning "collection of securities held" is from 1930; portfolio investment is from 1955.
- noun flat case for transporting papers
- And if he lays it by, what becomes of his portfolio when he is unchained for a holiday?
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- Francois asked him, as he placed his copy of Mantegna's figure in his portfolio.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- He was an enthusiast, and his portfolio was full of schemes of far-reaching magnitude.
- Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson
- I asked the Queen to whom she thought I ought to commit the portfolio.
- Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
- Again the distracted man ransacked his papers and shook his portfolio.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- The secretary opened his portfolio on the table and prepared to write.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- His secretary entered, followed by a courier, carrying a portfolio.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- He lifts the portfolio from the table, and takes it into the inner room.
- Extract from : « The Fugitive (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- As he was going out he caught sight of the portfolio of sketches.
- Extract from : « The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti » by David Christie Murray
- I had a drink or two and I was wondering all the time what was in that portfolio.
- Extract from : « Project Mastodon » by Clifford Donald Simak
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