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have a portion of

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distribute divide participate receive split

STRONG

accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield

WEAK

be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a hand in mete out parcel out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect combine gather hold join keep maintain

STRONG

deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold

WEAK

be selfish

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"It's better to have a portion of something than nothing at all," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The departing schools will have a portion of their distributions withheld this spring as part of the settlement.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024

She faced financial uncertainty as she looked for other jobs and was no longer eligible to have a portion of her student loans forgiven.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

But families currently enrolled in CalWORKs would still have a portion of their child support payments intercepted by the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

It was our fortune—good fortune as far as this investigation was concerned—to have a portion of wall in our dwelling persistently damp for some months.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

have a portion of

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