how to pronounce portion

/ˈpɔːɹʃən/

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portion is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

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An example use of portion in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you have to take some portion of your …”

meaning of portion

A portion is a part of something.

portion frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word portion occurs in english on average 29.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics portion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that portion can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;