A portion is a piece that is separated from a whole.
Portion is a notion that comes from portĭo , a Latin word. The term allows us to name the fragment or piece that is separated from a whole .
For example: "Would you serve me another slice of cake, please?" , "A large portion of the workers do not receive the minimum wage indicated by the legislation" , "The boss told me to dedicate a portion of the day to learning how to use the new system" .
Food portion
The most common use of the concept is linked to food . The portions are the portions that are served on a plate for each person: "Last night I ate three slices of cake," "What I like about this restaurant is that the portions are abundant," "The nutritionist recommended that I reduce the size of the portions ." portions .
Currently, there are many products that can be purchased in any supermarket or food store in portions. This would be the case, for example, of cheese that can be purchased in containers where it is directly divided into different portions to facilitate its consumption.
Very important, in order not to overeat and have a controlled and healthy diet, is to control the portions taken. This means, among other things, that there are a series of tricks to know the size of those quantities that should be taken. Thus, it is established that you should bet on a portion of meat that is as large as the palm of your hand or on a portion of fish that has the dimensions of a checkbook.
The portion of food intended for one person is called a portion.
An amount or quota
A portion can also be the amount or quota that each individual receives within the framework of a certain distribution: "The portion of the profits that each member of the cooperative receives must be identical," "I am not satisfied with my portion for the work done" , "We workers receive an increasingly smaller portion of the benefits" .
We would have to refer to the existence of what is known as a congruous portion . This is a term that is defined as the necessary and essential amount for the maintenance of the group of ecclesiastics. In the same way, it was also used in the past to refer to the amounts received by parish priests who, due to different circumstances such as being secularized or belonging to a specific community, did not receive tithes.
According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) , a portion can also be an important, although impossible to determine, number of individuals or objects: "The employer knows that a portion of the employees does not agree with the new policy." , "The journalist stated that a large portion of the players support a change of coach," "Among all the voters of this political party, only a small portion corresponds to young people under twenty years of age."
“Portion of Love” by Swan Fyahbwoy
Within the world of music there is the song "Portion of Love" , which is a piece by Swan Fyahbwoy .
As its title indicates, it refers to love, how it allows any lover to do everything in their power to be with the person they want and overcome adversity.