transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔ:(r)tfoʊlioʊ ]
( portfolios)
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A portfolio is a set of pictures by someone, or photographs of examples of their work, which they use when entering competitions or applying for work.
After dinner that evening, Edith showed them a portfolio of her own political cartoons.
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In finance, a portfolio is the combination of shares or other investments that a particular person or company has. ( BUSINESS )
Short-term securities can also be held as part of an investment portfolio.
...Roger Early, a portfolio manager at Federated Investors Corp.
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In politics, a portfolio is a minister’s responsibility for a particular area of a government’s activities.
He has held the defence portfolio since the first free elections in 1990.
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A minister without portfolio is a politician who is given the rank of minister without being given responsibility for any particular area of a government’s activities.
PHRASE : minister inflects
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A company’s portfolio of products or designs is their range of products or designs. ( BUSINESS )
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