portfolio

The definition of a portfolio is a flat case used for carrying loose sheets of paper or a combination of investments or samples of completed works.

(noun)

See portfolio in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. portfolios

a flat, portable case, usually of leather, for carrying loose sheets of paper, manuscripts, and drawings; briefcase
such a case for state documents
the office of a minister of state or member of a cabinet
1. all the securities held for investment as by an individual, bank, investment company, etc.
2. a list of such securities
a selection of representative works, as of an artist

Origin: earlier porto folio < It portafoglio < portare (< L: see fare), to carry + foglio (< L folium: see foliate), leaf

See portfolio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. port·fo·li·os

a. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.
b. The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.
The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.
A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.

Origin:

Origin: Italian portafoglio

Origin: : porta-

Origin: , from portare, to carry

Origin: , from Latin portāre; see per-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots)

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