share

Nouns

  • (n) assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
    • he wanted his share in cash
    percentage, portion, part,
  • (n) any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
    • he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price
  • (n) the allotment of some amount by dividing something
    • death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
    parcel, portion,
  • (n) the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    • I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
    • they all did their share of the work
    contribution, part,
  • (n) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil ploughshare, plowshare,

Verbs

  • (v) have in common
    • Our children share a love of music
    • The two countries share a long border
  • (v) use jointly or in common
  • (v) have, give, or receive a share of
    • We shared the cake
    partake, partake in,
  • (v) give out as one's portion or share divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal,
  • (v) communicate
    • I'd like to share this idea with you

Synonyms

percentage portion part parcel partake partake in divvy up portion out apportion deal contribution ploughshare plowshare

Words of close approximity

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sharecrop farmer sharecropper shared shared out shareholder shareholding share-out shareowner sharer shareware