verb
- dividing something into parts or shares
Usage: present participle of ‘portion’
noun
- the act or process of dividing something into parts or shares
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- She was portioning the cake into equal slices for the guests.
- The chef is portioning the ingredients for tonight’s dinner service.
- Careful portioning of resources helped the team complete the project on time.
- The portioning of the inheritance took several months to finalize.
- He spent the morning portioning seeds into small packets for planting.
- The portioning system ensures each student receives the same amount of food.
- They are portioning the land among the three families.