portion

portion (http://definr.com/portion)

     n 1: something determined in relation to something that includes
          it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
          himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
          smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: part, {component
          part}, component]
     2: something less than the whole of a human artifact: "the rear
        part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" [syn: part]
     3: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more
        than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: parcel,
         share]
     4: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an
        individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
        [syn: share, part, percentage]
     5: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including
        everything that happens to you): "whatever my fortune may
        be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the
        luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success
        that was her portion" [syn: fortune, destiny, fate,
        luck, lot, circumstances]
     6: an individual portion of food or drink: "the helpings were
        all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's
        enough for two servings each" [syn: helping, serving]
     v : give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" [syn: assign, allot]