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   Share

   /SHer/

   

   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"
   • ▪ part proprietorship of property held by joint owners: "Jake had a share in a large, seagoing vessel"
   • ▪ the allotted or due amount of something that a person expects to have or to do, or that is expected to be accepted or done by them: "she's done more than her fair share of globe-trotting"
   • 2. one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits: "they bought 33 shares of American Standard"
   • 3. an instance of posting or reposting something on a social media website or application: "there have been 25,000 shares on Twitter and 117 likes on Facebook as of 7:30 p.m."

   verb

   • 1. have a portion of (something) with another or others: "he shared the pie with her" Similar splitdividego halves in/withinformal:go fifty-fifty ingo Dutch
   • ▪ give a portion of (something) to another or others: "money raised will be shared between the two charities" Similar apportionportion outdivide upallocateration outgive outdistributedispensehand outdish outdeal outdole outparcel outmeasure outcarve upinformal:divvy up
   • ▪ use, occupy, or enjoy (something) jointly with another or others: "they once shared a house in the Hamptons"
   • ▪ possess (a view or quality) in common with others: "other countries don't share our reluctance to eat goat meat"
   • ▪ (of a number of people or organizations) have a part in (something, especially an activity): "the companies would share in the development of three oil platforms" Similar participate intake part inplay a part inhave a role inbe involved incontribute tohave a hand inhave something to do withpartake inhave a share inhave a percentage ofhave a stake inOpposite be excluded from
   • ▪ tell someone about (something, especially something personal): "she had never shared the secret with anyone before"
   • ▪ post or repost (something) on a social media website or application: "the app lets you share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr"

   Word Origin Old Englishscearu ‘division, part into which something may be divided’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schare and German Schar ‘troop, multitude’, also to shear. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sharer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does share mean in English?

   • 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."

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   What does share something out mean?

   • [transitive] to divide something between two or more people share something among/between somebody We shared the pizza between the four of us. share something out among/between somebody Rita shared her money out among her six grandchildren. share something out Profits are shared out yearly.

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   What is a share in a company?

   • the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group. one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided. Digital Technology. I just sent you a share—can you improve the second paragraph?

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   What is the idiom for share?

   • In addition to the idiom beginning with share , also see lion's share. Share, partake, participate mean to join with others or to receive in common with others. 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.

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   Share, partake, participate mean to join with others or to receive in common with others. 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.

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   noun. the part played by a person in bringing about a result. “they all did their share of the work”. synonyms: contribution, part. see more. verb. have in common. “Our children share a love of music”. “The two countries share a long border”.

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