See also: portfólió and portfólio

English

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Etymology

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From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (folder, wallet), from Latin portāre (to carry) and folium (sheet). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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portfolio (plural portfolios)

  1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]
  2. (by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
  3. (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]
    Synonym: ministry
  4. (finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s]
    • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:
      Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. [] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
  5. (business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.
    I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.
    • 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 378:
      In the past, thoughts were too real to be kept like a cultural portfolio of stocks and bonds. But now we have mental assets.
    • 1989 February 10, Stephen Fry et al., “Christening”, in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Season 1, Episode 5:
      Father: Darling, and no disrespect to you, Vicar, but what I'm thinking is this. How about a mixed portfolio, whereby we spread him through Judaism, Islam, Hindu, and so on, maintaining a firm base in the Church of England?
      Mother: It does sound safer.
      Father: Exactly.
  6. A range of products.
    product portfolio

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Portuguese: portfólio, portfolio, portefólio (Portugal)

Translations

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Further reading

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English portfolio), ultimately from Italian portafoglio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈportfolio/, [ˈpo̞rt̪fo̞ˌlio̞]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Syllabification(key): port‧fo‧li‧o

Noun

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portfolio

  1. portfolio (representative collection of the works of an artist, designer, or similar, especially as used to present to potential clients)

Declension

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Inflection of portfolio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
nominative portfolio portfoliot
genitive portfolion portfolioiden
portfolioitten
partitive portfoliota portfolioita
illative portfolioon portfolioihin
singular plural
nominative portfolio portfoliot
accusative nom. portfolio portfoliot
gen. portfolion
genitive portfolion portfolioiden
portfolioitten
partitive portfoliota portfolioita
inessive portfoliossa portfolioissa
elative portfoliosta portfolioista
illative portfolioon portfolioihin
adessive portfoliolla portfolioilla
ablative portfoliolta portfolioilta
allative portfoliolle portfolioille
essive portfoliona portfolioina
translative portfolioksi portfolioiksi
abessive portfoliotta portfolioitta
instructive portfolioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of portfolio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative portfolioni portfolioni
accusative nom. portfolioni portfolioni
gen. portfolioni
genitive portfolioni portfolioideni
portfolioitteni
partitive portfoliotani portfolioitani
inessive portfoliossani portfolioissani
elative portfoliostani portfolioistani
illative portfoliooni portfolioihini
adessive portfoliollani portfolioillani
ablative portfolioltani portfolioiltani
allative portfoliolleni portfolioilleni
essive portfolionani portfolioinani
translative portfoliokseni portfolioikseni
abessive portfoliottani portfolioittani
instructive
comitative portfolioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative portfoliosi portfoliosi
accusative nom. portfoliosi portfoliosi
gen. portfoliosi
genitive portfoliosi portfolioidesi
portfolioittesi
partitive portfoliotasi portfolioitasi
inessive portfoliossasi portfolioissasi
elative portfoliostasi portfolioistasi
illative portfolioosi portfolioihisi
adessive portfoliollasi portfolioillasi
ablative portfolioltasi portfolioiltasi
allative portfoliollesi portfolioillesi
essive portfolionasi portfolioinasi
translative portfolioksesi portfolioiksesi
abessive portfoliottasi portfolioittasi
instructive
comitative portfolioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative portfoliomme portfoliomme
accusative nom. portfoliomme portfoliomme
gen. portfoliomme
genitive portfoliomme portfolioidemme
portfolioittemme
partitive portfoliotamme portfolioitamme
inessive portfoliossamme portfolioissamme
elative portfoliostamme portfolioistamme
illative portfolioomme portfolioihimme
adessive portfoliollamme portfolioillamme
ablative portfolioltamme portfolioiltamme
allative portfoliollemme portfolioillemme
essive portfolionamme portfolioinamme
translative portfolioksemme portfolioiksemme
abessive portfoliottamme portfolioittamme
instructive
comitative portfolioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative portfolionne portfolionne
accusative nom. portfolionne portfolionne
gen. portfolionne
genitive portfolionne portfolioidenne
portfolioittenne
partitive portfoliotanne portfolioitanne
inessive portfoliossanne portfolioissanne
elative portfoliostanne portfolioistanne
illative portfolioonne portfolioihinne
adessive portfoliollanne portfolioillanne
ablative portfolioltanne portfolioiltanne
allative portfoliollenne portfolioillenne
essive portfolionanne portfolioinanne
translative portfolioksenne portfolioiksenne
abessive portfoliottanne portfolioittanne
instructive
comitative portfolioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative portfolionsa portfolionsa
accusative nom. portfolionsa portfolionsa
gen. portfolionsa
genitive portfolionsa portfolioidensa
portfolioittensa
partitive portfoliotaan
portfoliotansa
portfolioitaan
portfolioitansa
inessive portfoliossaan
portfoliossansa
portfolioissaan
portfolioissansa
elative portfoliostaan
portfoliostansa
portfolioistaan
portfolioistansa
illative portfolioonsa portfolioihinsa
adessive portfoliollaan
portfoliollansa
portfolioillaan
portfolioillansa
ablative portfolioltaan
portfolioltansa
portfolioiltaan
portfolioiltansa
allative portfoliolleen
portfoliollensa
portfolioilleen
portfolioillensa
essive portfolionaan
portfolionansa
portfolioinaan
portfolioinansa
translative portfoliokseen
portfolioksensa
portfolioikseen
portfolioiksensa
abessive portfoliottaan
portfoliottansa
portfolioittaan
portfolioittansa
instructive
comitative portfolioineen
portfolioinensa

Derived terms

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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portfolio m (plural portfolios)

  1. portfolio

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. Doublet of portfel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔrˈtfɔljɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔljɔ
  • Syllabification: por‧tfo‧lio

Noun

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portfolio n (indeclinable)

  1. portfolio (case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents)

Further reading

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  • portfolio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • portfolio in Polish dictionaries at PWN