portfolio

== English == === Etymology === From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, /-əʊl.jəʊ/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /poɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/, /-oʊl.joʊ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /poːtˈfəʉ.liˌəʉ/, [poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ], [-ɐʉl.jɐʉ] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /poːtˈfɐʉ.liˌɐʉ/, /-ɐʉl.jɐʉ/ Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ === Noun === portfolio (plural portfolios) A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s] (by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer, or more generally, a presentation of an individual's work samples and skills (a career portfolio). (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s] Synonym: ministry (finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s] (business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities. A range of products. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: portfolio → Portuguese: portfólio, portfolio, portefólio (Portugal) ==== Translations ==== === See also === blad curriculum vitae repertoire === Further reading === portfolio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. Doublet of portefeuille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpɔrtˈfoː.li.oː/ Hyphenation: port‧fo‧lio Rhymes: -oːlioː === Noun === portfolio m or n (plural portfolio's, diminutive portfoliootje n) portfolio (case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents) portfolio (collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer) portfolio (group of investments and other assets held by an investor) ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “portfolio”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English portfolio, ultimately from Italian portafoglio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈportfolio/, [ˈpo̞r.t̪fo̞ˌlio̞] Rhymes: -io Syllabification(key): port‧fo‧li‧o Hyphenation(key): port‧fo‧lio === Noun === portfolio portfolio (representative collection of the works of an artist, designer, or similar, especially as used to present to potential clients) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “portfolio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Doublet of portefeuille. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔʁt.fɔ.ljo/, /pɔʁt.fo.ljo/ Rhymes: -jo === Noun === portfolio m (plural portfolios) portfolio == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. Doublet of portfel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔrˈtfɔ.ljɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔljɔ Syllabification: por‧tfo‧lio === Noun === portfolio n (indeclinable) portfolio (case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents) === Further reading === “portfolio”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “portfolio”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)