what is the meaning of portfolio and also the meaning of disdain?

Answer 1

port·fo·li·o (pôrt-fō'lē-ō, pōrt-)
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[Italian portafoglio, porta- from portare, to carry (from Latin portāre; see per-2), + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-3).]

noun: pl., -os.

A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.
The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.
The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.
A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.









dis·dain (dĭs-dān')
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[Middle English disdeinen, from Old French desdeignier, from Vulgar Latin* disdignāre, from Latin dēdignārī, dē-, de-, + dignārī, to deem worthy (from dignus, worthy; see dek-).]

transitive verb: -dained, -dain·ing, -dains.
To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise. See synonyms at despise
To consider or reject as beneath oneself.
noun
A feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn

Answer 2

A portfolio is a collectionof papers or pix. eg A model's portfolio is a collection of pix of herdself showing the work she has done that she can show to prospective employers
A stockbroker might have a portfolio of investments.
Disdain is scorn, belittling.. To treat someone's work with disdain is to treat it as worthless. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

One's portfolio is a group of examples of one's work; it can also be a case in which they are carried if they are portable.

Disdain is contempt or scorn (as a noun), or to look upon someone or something with contempt or scorn (if used as a verb).

Answer 4

There are online dictionaries, you know. I suggest you use them instead of wasting five points on questions like this.