Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of preportion
- uncountableThe practice of dividing into portions before use.
As for the kitchen, preparation and preportioning can help to keep service times attainable.
2010, Restaurant Startup & Growth, page 1032 more examples
In food service, emphasis is on preportioning and "one-way" service; in medicine service, on convenience, time-saving, and elimination of breakage problems.
1959, Hospital Management - Volume 87, page 7Because of the nature of the mix preportioning, and use of a superplasticizer, these concretes were able to develop high early-age strength as shown below.
1989, Superplasticizers and Other Chemical Admixtures in Concrete
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