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portfolio
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noun
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio
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noun
a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution
they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio
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noun
the role of the head of a government department
he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs
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noun
a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers
the artist had put together a portfolio of his work
every actor has a portfolio of photographs
test
Noun
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A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.
I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.
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A test is something someone does to see if something works.
The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.
test
Verb
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The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
He tested the software many times.