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portfolio

/pɔːtˈfəʊliəʊ/noun

उच्चारण पॉर्ट्फ़ोलिओ

विभाग (मंत्री का)

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nounportfolios
  1. 1

    [C]

    the particular area of work that a government minister is responsible for

    विभाग (मंत्री का)

    • the finance portfolio
    • a minister without portfolio
    • Mr Rao was given the education portfolio in the new cabinet.
    + 2 more examples
    • She holds the health portfolio and travels widely.
    • The prime minister reshuffled several ministers' portfolios last week.

    Synonyms department ministry office responsibility

  2. 2

    [C]

    a thin flat case used for carrying documents; a collection of photographs or drawings that you use as an example of your work

    दस्तावेज़-थैला; कार्य-संग्रह

    • an artist's portfolio
    • The designer showed her portfolio to the interviewers.
    • Applicants for the design course must submit a portfolio of their best work.
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    • He carried his drawings to the interview in a leather portfolio.
    • The photographer built an impressive portfolio over ten years.

    Synonyms folder file case collection dossier

  3. 3

    [C] finance

    a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization

    निवेश-संग्रह

    • an investment portfolio
    • His portfolio includes shares in several well-known companies.
    • Her portfolio lost value when the market fell.
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    • A financial adviser helped them to spread the risk in their portfolio.
    • He checks his share portfolio every morning before work.

    Synonyms holdings investments assets

≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

port·fo·li·o

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A minister without portfolio (a minister with no particular department), portfolio allocation, investment portfolio.

Collocations: a minister without portfolio (बिना विशेष विभाग का मंत्री), portfolio allocation, investment portfolio।

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General knowledge

The Prime Minister allocates portfolios among ministers, and the President appoints ministers on the PM's advice (Article 75).

प्रधानमंत्री मंत्रियों में विभाग बाँटते हैं, और राष्ट्रपति प्रधानमंत्री की सलाह पर मंत्री नियुक्त करते हैं (अनुच्छेद 75)।