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The amount you take before you realize you wanted more.
means A part of a whole, especially a share of food or an allotted amount given to someone.
from From Latin 'portio,' meaning a share or proportion, related to 'pars' (part). It traveled through Old French as 'porcion' before settling into English, carrying the sense of a piece measured out from a larger whole.
plate trickSmaller plates make portions feel bigger to the brain
size creepRestaurant portions have ballooned since the 1970s
royal rootsWord shares ancestry with 'part' and 'proportion'
inheritanceA 'portion' once meant a daughter's dowry share