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portfolio

/-əʊl.jəʊ/ /-oʊl.joʊ/

Meanings
noun
A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.

Examples :

"The architect carried her portfolio to the meeting, containing sketches of the new building design. "
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Related Words

Illustration photographer

photographer noun

/fəˈtɒɡɹəfə/ /fəˈtɑɡɹəfɚ/

One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

"The photographer captured beautiful pictures of the school's annual talent show. "

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

A set of items or amount of material procured or gathered together.

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration containing

containing verb

/kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

To hold inside.

"The box containing my old toys was stored in the attic. "

Illustration overseeing

overseeing verb

/ˌoʊvərˈsiːɪŋ/ /ˌoʊvərˈsiːɪŋ/

To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

"From the hilltop, the park ranger was overseeing the entire valley, watching for any signs of fire. "

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Completely through, right the way through.

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

Illustration photographs

photographs noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːfs/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæfs/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"My grandmother keeps old photographs in a shoebox. "

Illustration responsibilities

responsibilities noun

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətiz/ /rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətiz/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

Illustration department

department noun

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ /dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

A part, portion, or subdivision.

"The school's science department focuses on biology and chemistry. "

Illustration educational

educational noun

/ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/

A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip

"The travel agency offered an educational trip to the Caribbean for its consultants. "

Illustration investments

investments noun

/ɪnˈvɛstmənts/ /ɪnˈvɛsmənts/

The act of investing, or state of being invested.

"Giving your children a good education is a wise long-term investment."