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portion vs unit

unit vs portion

portion and unit both are nouns.

portion is a verb but unit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portion Yes No Yes No
unit Yes No No No
As nouns, unit is a hyponym of portion; that is, unit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than portion:
  • portion: something determined in relation to something that includes it
  • unit: an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
portion (noun) unit (noun)
the allotment of some amount by dividing something an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
something less than the whole of a human artifact a single undivided whole
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
something determined in relation to something that includes it an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
portion (verb) unit (verb)
give out
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