portfolio

noun (plural portfolios)

• 1a 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 set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person’s ability to a potential employer: she had a portfolio of crayon portraits
• a varied set of photographs of a model or actor intended to be shown to a potential employer: entrants must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio

• 2a range of investments held by a person or organization:a portfolio of insured municipal securities
• a range of products or services offered by an organization:an unrivalled portfolio of quality brands

• 3 [as modifier] 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

• 4the position and duties of a Minister or Secretary of State:he took on the Foreign Affairs portfolio