# portfolio
## English
### Etymology

From Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”). The meaning "collection of responsibilities" came by extension in the 1930s.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/, /poɹt-/, /-oʊl.joʊ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, /-əʊl.jəʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊljəʊ

### Noun

portfolio (plural portfolios)
* A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]
** 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Introduction”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 142:He opened an embroidered portfolio; and, from its perfumed depths, took out a letter, which he began to read aloud.
* (by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
* (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]
    Synonym: ministry
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* (finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s]
** 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.
* (business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets, (rarely) also liabilities.
    I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.
** 1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 378:In the past, thoughts were too real to be kept like a cultural portfolio of stocks and bonds. But now we have mental assets.
** 1989 February 10, Stephen Fry et al., “Christening”, in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Season 1, Episode 5:Father: Darling, and no disrespect to you, Vicar, but what I'm thinking is this. How about a mixed portfolio, whereby we spread him through Judaism, Islam, Hindu, and so on, maintaining a firm base in the Church of England? Mother: It does sound safer. Father: Exactly.
** 2024 August 18, Jörg Michael Dostal, “Left Conservatism: Sahra Wagenknecht's Challenge to the German Party System”, in The Political Quarterly, volume 95, number 4, →DOI, page 644 of 634–644:Promising to protect the welfare state while adding further obligations to its portfolio has become customary for SPD and Greens.
* A range of products.
    product portfolio

#### Derived terms

* e-portfolio
* minister without portfolio
* portfolio career
* portfolio frontier
* portfolio worker

#### Descendants

* → Portuguese: portfólio, portfolio, portefólio (Portugal)

#### Translations
### See also

* blad
* curriculum vitae
* repertoire

### Further reading

* portfolio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English portfolio), ultimately from Italian portafoglio.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈportfolio/, [ˈpo̞r.t̪fo̞ˌlio̞]
* Rhymes: -io
* Hyphenation: port‧fo‧lio

### Noun

portfolio
* portfolio (representative collection of the works of an artist, designer, or similar, especially as used to present to potential clients)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of portfolio (Kotus type 3/valtio, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
portfolioni
portfolioni
accusative
nom.
portfolioni
portfolioni
gen.
portfolioni
genitive
portfolioni
portfolioideni portfolioitteni
partitive
portfoliotani
portfolioitani
inessive
portfoliossani
portfolioissani
elative
portfoliostani
portfolioistani
illative
portfoliooni
portfolioihini
adessive
portfoliollani
portfolioillani
ablative
portfolioltani
portfolioiltani
allative
portfoliolleni
portfolioilleni
essive
portfolionani
portfolioinani
translative
portfoliokseni
portfolioikseni
abessive
portfoliottani
portfolioittani
instructive
comitative
—portfolioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
portfoliosi
portfoliosi
accusative
nom.
portfoliosi
portfoliosi
gen.
portfoliosi
genitive
portfoliosi
portfolioidesi portfolioittesi
partitive
portfoliotasi
portfolioitasi
inessive
portfoliossasi
portfolioissasi
elative
portfoliostasi
portfolioistasi
illative
portfolioosi
portfolioihisi
adessive
portfoliollasi
portfolioillasi
ablative
portfolioltasi
portfolioiltasi
allative
portfoliollesi
portfolioillesi
essive
portfolionasi
portfolioinasi
translative
portfolioksesi
portfolioiksesi
abessive
portfoliottasi
portfolioittasi
instructive
comitative
—portfolioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
portfoliomme
portfoliomme
accusative
nom.
portfoliomme
portfoliomme
gen.
portfoliomme
genitive
portfoliomme
portfolioidemme portfolioittemme
partitive
portfoliotamme
portfolioitamme
inessive
portfoliossamme
portfolioissamme
elative
portfoliostamme
portfolioistamme
illative
portfolioomme
portfolioihimme
adessive
portfoliollamme
portfolioillamme
ablative
portfolioltamme
portfolioiltamme
allative
portfoliollemme
portfolioillemme
essive
portfolionamme
portfolioinamme
translative
portfolioksemme
portfolioiksemme
abessive
portfoliottamme
portfolioittamme
instructive
comitative
—portfolioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
portfolionne
portfolionne
accusative
nom.
portfolionne
portfolionne
gen.
portfolionne
genitive
portfolionne
portfolioidenne portfolioittenne
partitive
portfoliotanne
portfolioitanne
inessive
portfoliossanne
portfolioissanne
elative
portfoliostanne
portfolioistanne
illative
portfolioonne
portfolioihinne
adessive
portfoliollanne
portfolioillanne
ablative
portfolioltanne
portfolioiltanne
allative
portfoliollenne
portfolioillenne
essive
portfolionanne
portfolioinanne
translative
portfolioksenne
portfolioiksenne
abessive
portfoliottanne
portfolioittanne
instructive
comitative
—portfolioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
portfolionsa
portfolionsa
accusative
nom.
portfolionsa
portfolionsa
gen.
portfolionsa
genitive
portfolionsa
portfolioidensa portfolioittensa
partitive
portfoliotaan portfoliotansa
portfolioitaan portfolioitansa
inessive
portfoliossaan portfoliossansa
portfolioissaan portfolioissansa
elative
portfoliostaan portfoliostansa
portfolioistaan portfolioistansa
illative
portfolioonsa
portfolioihinsa
adessive
portfoliollaan portfoliollansa
portfolioillaan portfolioillansa
ablative
portfolioltaan portfolioltansa
portfolioiltaan portfolioiltansa
allative
portfoliolleen portfoliollensa
portfolioilleen portfolioillensa
essive
portfolionaan portfolionansa
portfolioinaan portfolioinansa
translative
portfoliokseen portfolioksensa
portfolioikseen portfolioiksensa
abessive
portfoliottaan portfoliottansa
portfolioittaan portfolioittansa
instructive
comitative
—portfolioineen portfolioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* portfoliosijoitus

### Further reading

* “portfolio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔʁt.fɔ.ljo/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -jo

### Noun

portfolio m (plural portfolios)
* portfolio

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English portfolio, from Italian portafoglio. Doublet of portfel.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔrˈtfɔ.ljɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔljɔ
* Syllabification: por‧tfo‧lio

### Noun

portfolio n (indeclinable)
* portfolio (case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents)

### Further reading

* portfolio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* portfolio in Polish dictionaries at PWN