portion vs allow

allow vs portion

portion is a noun but allow is not a noun.

portion and allow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allow is a hyponym of portion; that is, allow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than portion:

portion: give out
allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Other hyponyms of portion include appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside, allocate, apportion.

portion (noun)	allow (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
something less than the whole of a human artifact
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
something determined in relation to something that includes it
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

portion (verb)	allow (verb)
give out	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
	consent to, give permission; permit
	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
	let have
	grant as a discount or in exchange
	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	afford possibility

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