Definitions:

1. a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution noun
   • they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio
2. a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers noun
   • The artist had put together a portfolio of their work.
3. the role of the head of a government department noun
   • The incoming minister was given the portfolio for foreign affairs.