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portfolio
What does portfolio mean?
portfolio (noun): the group of investments and other assets held by an investor.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce portfolio?
/pɔɹtˈfoʊliˌoʊ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does portfolio come from?
Borrowed from Italian portafoglio; cognate with French portefeuille (“folder, wallet”), from Latin portāre (“to carry”) and folium (“sheet”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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the group of investments and other assets held by an investor
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