allowance vs portion

portion vs allowance

allowance and portion both are nouns.

allowance and portion both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allowance	Yes	No	Yes	No
portion	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, portion is a hypernym of allowance; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than allowance:

allowance: an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
portion: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

Other hypernyms of allowance include part, percentage, share.

allowance (noun)	portion (noun)
the act of allowing	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits	something less than the whole of a human artifact
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)	an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets	something determined in relation to something that includes it
	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

allowance (verb)	portion (verb)
put on a fixed allowance, as of food	give out

Difference between allowance and portion

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