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Collocations for portion - noun

1. part/share

ADJECTIVE

considerable, good, huge, large, major, significant, sizeable, substantial
small
central, lower, southern, top, upper, etc.
first, second, etc.
remaining

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VERB + portion

make up, take up

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PREPOSITION

portion of
Salaries take up a considerable portion of our total budget.

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2. of food

ADJECTIVE

double, generous, large
a generous portion of vegetables
small, tiny
individual

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VERB + portion

eat
Eat smaller portions at regular intervals.

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PREPOSITION

portion of
He asked for a large portion of salad.

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PHRASES

divide sth into portions

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