portfolio

English Online Dictionary. What means portfolio‎? What does portfolio mean?

English

Etymology

From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/, /poɹt-/, /-oʊl.joʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, /-əʊl.jəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ

Noun

portfolio (plural portfolios)

1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]
3. (by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
4. (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]

   Synonym: ministry

6. (finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s]
7. (business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.
8. A range of products.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Portuguese: portfólio, portfolio, portefólio (Portugal)

Translations

See also

• blad
• curriculum vitae
• repertoire

Further reading

• portfolio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English portfolio), ultimately from Italian portafoglio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈportfolio/, [ˈpo̞r.t̪fo̞ˌlio̞]
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation^(key): port‧fo‧lio

Noun

portfolio

1. portfolio (representative collection of the works of an artist, designer, or similar, especially as used to present to potential clients)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “portfolio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁt.fɔ.ljo/
• Rhymes: -jo

Noun

portfolio m (plural portfolios)

1. portfolio

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. Doublet of portfel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔrˈtfɔ.ljɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔljɔ
• Syllabification: por‧tfo‧lio

Noun

portfolio n (indeclinable)

1. portfolio (case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents)

Further reading

• portfolio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• portfolio in Polish dictionaries at PWN