portfolio
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See also portfólió
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian; cognate with the French portefeuille ("folder, wallet"), from the Latin verb portare ("to carry") and folium ("sheet"). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɔ˞t.foʊ.li.oʊ/
[edit] Noun
portfolio (plural portfolios)
- A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
- The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
- (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
- The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
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case
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collection
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post
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investments
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
portfolio
[edit] Declension
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Declension of portfolio (type valtio)
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