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portion

 
 
/ˈpɔːʃən/ noun [C]

Translation

PART a part of something
parça, bölüm, miktar
A large portion of their profits go straight back into new projects.1259
FOOD the amount of food served to one person, especially in a restaurant
bir defada verilen yemek, porsiyon
Breakfast was delicious - and the portions were huge!851
(Definition of portion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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