Folder vs. Portfolio — What's the Difference?

One that folds or is folded, such as a booklet or pamphlet made of one or more folded sheets of paper.

A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.

A flexible cover folded in the center and used as a holder for loose paper

A collection of works or documents that are representative of a person's skills and accomplishments

(Computers) See directory.

The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.

An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.

(computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.

A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.

A machine or person that folds things.

(by extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer.

A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.

(politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department.

One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper.

(finance) The group of investments and other assets held by an investor.

A small book usually having a paper cover

(business) A collection of assets; (figurative) any collection of things considered as investments or assets.

Covering that is folded over to protect the contents

A range of products.

A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc.

Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio.

A case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually leather

A list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution

The role of the head of a government department;