portion out

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portion out

verb portions out · portioning out · portioned out

transitive To distribute in portions or shares; to apportion or allot. Great crowds turned out to watch the carcass portioned out. The butchering itself was rough and inexpert, conducted rapidly with a serrated knife on the side of the road.
Similar: dish out, dole out, mete out

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@misc{portion_out_2026,
  title = {portion out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portion%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}