- 1that is easy to carry or to move a portable TV The equipment is lightweight, portable and easy to store.
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- 2(figurative) a portable loan/pension (= that can be moved if you change banks, jobs, etc.) portable software
NAmE//ˌpɔrt̮əˈbɪlət̮i//
noun [uncountable] The new light cover increases this model's portability.See portable in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: portable