reserve vs portion

portion vs reserve

reserve and portion both are nouns.

reserve and portion both are verbs.

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

As verbs, portion is a hypernym of reserve; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than reserve:

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

Other hypernyms of reserve include allot, assign.

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

reserve (verb)	portion (verb)
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	give out
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

Difference between reserve and portion

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