All 5 Uses
portfolio
in
The Sea of Tranquility
(Edited)
- On Wednesday in art class, Clay Whitaker shows me the portfolio he's been working on, and I want to hit him.
p. 247.1portfolio = collection of examples of creative work
- I don't want to hit him for the portfolio itself, but for showing it to me here, in the middle of class, where it's nearly impossible to keep my face blank.
p. 247.3
- "You've drawn a hundred pictures of her. Just draw another one or give me one of those." I motion toward the portfolio.
p. 247.9
- Then he shows me another drawing he's added to his portfolio,
p. 248.6 *
- Clay's pictures are hung on the largest wall. I recognize most of them. Some are from his college portfolio. Some are...
p. 383.9
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
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, portfolio can reference:
- a variety of related things -- as in "Nuclear energy should be part of a wide portfolio of low-carbon energy sources."
- the role or responsibilities of the head of a government department -- as in: "She holds the portfolio for foreign affairs."