Associations to the word «Portfolio»

Wiktionary

PORTFOLIO, noun. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
PORTFOLIO, noun. The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
PORTFOLIO, noun. (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.
PORTFOLIO, noun. The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
PORTFOLIO, noun. (business) A collection of assets generally.
PORTFOLIO, noun. A range of products - a product portfolio.
PORTFOLIO CAREER, noun. A career involving several simultaneous part-time jobs.
PORTFOLIO CAREERS, noun. Plural of portfolio career

Dictionary definition

PORTFOLIO, noun. A large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio".
PORTFOLIO, noun. A set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs".
PORTFOLIO, noun. A list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio".
PORTFOLIO, noun. The role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats