a large, thin, flat case for loose sheets of paper such as drawings or maps

under his arm he carried a large portfolio of drawings

a range of investments held by a person or organization

a portfolio of insured municipal securities

denoting or engaged in an employment pattern which involves a succession of short-term contracts and part-time work, rather than the more traditional model of a single job for life

portfolio careers allow women to balance work with family

the position and duties of a Minister or Secretary of State

he took on the Foreign Affairs portfolio