All 3 Uses
portfolio
in
Cat's Eye
(Edited)
- Then I saw what he meant: I was supposed to bring something called "a portfolio of recent work," which meant pictures, so he could judge me.
p. 296.1 *portfolio = a collection of examples of creative work
- I went in, and stood while Mr. Hrbik sat, going through my portfolio, which was spread out on his desk.
p. 320.1
- By this time I've accumulated five night courses from the Art College, four of them in the Commercial area, and I trot them and my portfolio of smiles and dishes of caramel pudding and canned peach halves around to various ad agencies.
p. 357.4
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."