portion

noun1 of 2

part of a whole

• “This portion of the library is off-limits to the public.”Tatoeba
• “Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.