(~s)
1.
A ~ 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 ~ of her own political cartoons.
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In finance, a ~ 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 ~.
...Roger Early, a ~ manager at Federated Investors Corp.
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In politics, a ~ is a minister’s responsibility for a particular area of a government’s activities.
He has held the defence ~ since the first free elections in 1990.
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A minister without ~ 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
4.
A company’s ~ of products or designs is their range of products or designs. (BUSINESS)
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