portfolioとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɔɹtˈfoʊ.liˌoʊ/, /-oʊl.joʊ/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊ/, /-əʊl.jəʊ/
• 韻: -əʊljəʊ

名詞

portfolio (複数形 portfolios)

1. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]
3. (by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.
4. (politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. [from 1930s]

   Synonym: ministry

6. (finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor. [from 1950s]
   • 2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:

     Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. […] Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

7. (business) A collection of assets generally.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 378]:

     In the past, thoughts were too real to be kept like a cultural portfolio of stocks and bonds. But now we have mental assets.

   I would like to introduce you to our portfolio of services.

8. A range of products.

   product portfolio

参考

• blad
• curriculum vitae
• repertoire

Further reading

• portfolio on Wikipedia.