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noun
- 1. a part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute: "under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required"
- 2. one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits: "he's selling his shares in BT"
verb
- 1. have a portion of (something) with another or others: "he shared the pie with her" Similar
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The meaning of SHARE is to partake of, use, experience, occupy, or enjoy with others. How to use share in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Share.
to tell someone else about your thoughts, feelings, ideas, etc.: He's not very good at sharing his worries. It's nice to have someone you can share your problems with. Come on, Bob, share the joke ( with us). [ T ]
To share is to give or receive a part of something, or to enjoy or assume something in common: to share in another's experiences. To partake is to take for one's own personal use a portion of something: to partake of food.
Definition of share verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group. 2. (often plural) any of the equal parts, usually of low par value, into which the capital stock of a company is divided: ownership of shares carries the right to receive a proportion of the company's profits.
When you use share as a verb, it means to give or distribute a portion of something. The word share and its meaning of dividing into pieces come from the Proto-Indo-European word sker, "to cut."
to have or use something at the same time as someone else: She shares a house with Paul. Fewer examples. They've introduced a system whereby people share cars. I hate sharing a bedroom - I never get any privacy. We share the garden with the other residents. They didn't have enough glasses, so we had to share.
n. 1. A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group: The pirates argued over their shares of the treasure. 2. An equitable portion: do one's share of the work. 3. a. One of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a company is divided: bought 200 shares of the company's stock. b.
[countable, usually singular] one part of something that is divided between two or more people. share of something Next year we hope to have a greater share of the market. The charity was supposed to have been given a share of the profits. The party won its biggest share of the vote since 1992.
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