portion vs whole: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: portion or whole

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portionnoun

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

portionnoun

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

portionnoun

something less than the whole of a human artifact

portionnoun

the allotment of some amount by dividing something

portionnoun

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

portionverb

give out

portionnoun

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

portionnoun

something determined in relation to something that includes it

wholeadjective

not injured or harmed

wholenoun

an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

wholeadjective

acting together as a single undiversified whole

wholeadjective

exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

wholeverb

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')

wholenoun

all of something including all its component elements or parts

wholeadjective

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

wholeverb

(of siblings) having the same parents

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