port ‧ fo ‧ li ‧ o /pɔːtˈfəʊliəʊ $ pɔːrtˈfoʊlioʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural portfolios ) [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: portafoglio , from portare 'to carry' + foglio 'leaf, sheet' ]
1 . a large flat case used especially for carrying pictures, documents etc
2 . a set of pictures or other pieces of work that an artist, photographer etc has done:
You’ll need to prepare a portfolio of your work.
3 . a group of ↑ stock s owned by a particular person or company:
an investment portfolio
4 . British English the work that a particular government official is responsible for:
the foreign affairs portfolio