Both Uses of
portfolio
in
The Idiot
- At this moment the study door opened, and a military man, with a portfolio under his arm, came out talking loudly, and after bidding good-bye to someone inside, took his departure.
Chpt 1.2 *portfolio = a flat, thin case for carrying papers, drawings, etc.
- "What's this?" the general continued to Gania, who had that moment taken a large photograph out of his portfolio, and shown it to his senior.
Chpt 1.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(portfolio as in: a leather portfolio) a flat, thin case for carrying papers, drawings, etc.
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(2)
(portfolio as in: showed her creative portfolio) a collection of examples of creative work
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(3)
(portfolio as in: investment portfolio) all the investments held by an individual or organization