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portion size
UK/ˈpɔː(r)ʃən saɪz/US/ˈpɔːrʃən saɪz/POR·tion SIZE
the amount of food given to one person at a meal
Examples
“Many restaurants have reduced their portion size to promote healthier eating.”
“When tracking calories it's useful to note the portion size on the menu.”
“In the essay I argued that regulating portion size could help fight obesity.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my view, enforcing clearer labelling and limiting portion size in restaurants would be more effective than simple public health campaigns.”
Collocations
- reduce portion size
- large portion size
- standard portion size
Word family
Common mistakes
I reduced portion size last month.→I reduced the portion size last month.
Many restaurants serve big portion.→Many restaurants serve big portions.
Say it for a higher band
5portion→6meal size→7+portion size
Synonyms
helping
Easily confused
serving size
“The serving size on the cereal box is smaller than what people usually eat.”
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