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portfolio

  • /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/ UK
  • /-əʊl.jəʊ/ UK
  • /poɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/ Canada, US
  • /-oʊl.joʊ/ Canada, US
  • /poːtˈfəʉ.liˌəʉ/ Australia
  • [poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ] Australia
  • [-ɐʉl.jɐʉ] Australia
  • /poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ/ New Zealand
  • /-ɐʉl.jɐʉ/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊljəʊ

Where it comes from

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.

noun portfolios

  1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. He opened an embroidered portfolio; and, from its perfumed depths, took out a letter, which he began to read aloud.
  2. broadly The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer, or more generally, a presentation of an individual's work samples and skills (a career portfolio).
  3. The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. His [Jared Kushner's] portfolio extended to foreign policy, as he brokered a new North American trade agreement and negotiated peace deals in the Middle East.

    Similar: ministry

  4. The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. Behind his [Terry Smith's] success is a simple formula: buy shares in companies that make basic necessities – from toilet paper to nappies, baby food to pet food, soap to shampoo. […] It's why his portfolio of just 20 companies includes names such as Unilever […] and Imperial Tobacco (Lambert & Butl
  5. A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities. I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.
  6. A range of products. product portfolio

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wallet, book, record, catalog, catalogue, file, line-up, ensemble, dossier, composition, agglomeration, package, grouping, resort, stock, department

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noun case for carrying papers etc.

Españolportafolio, portafolios, cartapacio
한국어포트폴리오 poteupollio
日本語ポートフォリオ pōtoforio
Portuguêsporta-fólio, portfólio, portefólio
Françaisportefeuille
DeutschMappe, Portefeuille
Italianocartella
Ελληνικάχαρτοφύλακας chartofýlakas
Românămapă
Русскийпортфе́ль portfélʹ
עבריתפורטפוליו portfolio, תיק tik

noun post

Españolcartera
Portuguêspasta, portefólio
Françaisportefeuille
DeutschGeschäftsbereich, Ressort, Portefeuille
Italianoportafoglio
Ελληνικάχαρτοφυλάκιο chartofylákio, υπουργείο ypourgeío
Русскийпортфе́ль
עבריתתיק tik

noun investments

Españolcartera de inversiones
한국어포트폴리오 poteupollio
日本語ポートフォリオ pōtoforio
Portuguêsportfólio, porta-fólio, portefólio, carteira de investimentos
Françaisportefeuille
DeutschPortfolio
Italianoportafoglio
Ελληνικάχαρτοφυλάκιο chartofylákio
Русскийпортфе́ль це́нных бума́г portfélʹ cénnyx bumág, портфе́льные инвести́ции portfélʹnyje investícii

noun collection of assets

Españolcarpeta de trabajos
日本語作品集 sakuhinshū
Portuguêsportfólio, buque
Françaisportefeuille, portfolio
DeutschPortfolio
Italianoportfolio
Ελληνικάδείγμα εργασίας deígma ergasías
Românăportofoliu
Русскийпортфо́лио portfólio
עבריתפורטפוליו portfolio, תיק עבודות tik avodot

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"portfolio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portfolio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

portfolio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portfolio

Chicago

"portfolio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portfolio.

BibTeX
@misc{portfolio_2026,
  title = {portfolio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portfolio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}