portion out

portion something out

to give out shares of something. Who will portion the cake out? She portioned out the chocolate carefully, making sure every one got an equal share.

portion out

To divide something into parts or shares for distribution: The charity raises money and then portions it out among the most needy places. We portioned out the equipment according to how much weight each person could carry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Furaha	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Wouter	VOW-tər, WOW-tər	Dutch
Arbuthnott	[a:'bʌθnət]
Ioram	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Fazl	-	Arabic
Jolene	jo-LEEN	English