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port·fo·lio (pôrt fō′lē ō′)
noun pl. portfolios -·lios′
- 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
- all the securities held for investment as by an individual, bank, investment company, etc.
- a list of such securities
- a selection of representative works, as of an artist
Etymology: earlier porto folio < It portafoglio < portare (< L: see fare), to carry + foglio (< L folium: see foliate), leaf
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