Portfolio : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Portfolio	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Portfolio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
portfolio n a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs" a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio" the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Portfolio \Portfol"io\, n. [F. portefeuille; porter to carry + feuille a leaf. See {Port} to carry, and {Folio}.] 1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc. 2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio* of war; to resign the portfolio.