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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's share, profit |
| Synonyms: | allotment, allowance, appropriation, bonus, carrot, check, coupon, cut*, dispensation, divvy, extra, gain, gravy, guerdon, interest, lagniappe, meed, pay, portion, premium, prize, proceeds, remittance, returns, reward, surplus, taste* |
| Antonyms: | loss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | portion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | share, cut, ration |
| Synonyms: | allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, bang, bit, chunk, division, divvy, drag*, dram, excerpt, extract, fix, fraction, fragment, gob, helping, hit, hunk, lagniappe, lion's share, lot, lump, measure, meed, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, part, piece, piece of action, plum, quantity, quantum, quota, scrap, section, segment, serving, shot*, slug, smithereen, taste |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Antonyms: | all, entirety, whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quota |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion allotted to something |
| Synonyms: | allocation, allotment, allowance, apportionment, assignment, bite, chunk, cut, division, divvy, end, lot, measure, meed, part, partage, percentage, piece, piece of action, proportion, quantum, ration, share, slice, split |
| Main Entry: | share |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | portion, allotment |
| Synonyms: | allowance, apportionment, bite, chunk, claim, commission, contribution, cut, cut in, cut up, divide, dividend, division, divvy, dose, drag*, due, end, fifty-fifty, fraction, fragment, halver, helping, heritage, interest, lagniappe, lot, measure, meed, parcel, part, partage, percentage, piece, pittance, plum, points, proportion, quantum, quota, quotient, quotum, rake-off, ration, segment, serving, slice, split, stake, taste, whack |
| Antonyms: | whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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