portion vs reserve

reserve vs portion

portion and reserve both are nouns.

portion and reserve both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

portion (noun)	reserve (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something	the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
something less than the whole of a human artifact	formality and propriety of manner
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal	armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group	a district that is reserved for particular purpose
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage	an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
something determined in relation to something that includes it	something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)	(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

portion (verb)	reserve (verb)
give out	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
	obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
	hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
	arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

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