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OXFORD DICTIONARY
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Share
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Share has 5 senses
- share(n = noun.possession) part, percentage, portion - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" is a part of earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits
- share(n = noun.possession) Array - 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" is a part of stock
- share(n = noun.act) parcel, portion - the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" is a kind of allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling
- share(n = noun.act) contribution, part - 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" is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
- share(n = noun.artifact) ploughshare, plowshare - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil; Array is a part of moldboard plow, mouldboard plough
has particulars: tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration, allowance, piece, slice, split, interest, stake, profit sharing, cut, allocation, allotment
is a kind of assets
Derived form verb share3
is a kind of stock, stock certificate
Derived forms verb share4, verb share3
has particulars: end
is a kind of wedge
Verb Share has 5 senses
- share(v = verb.stative) Array - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" is one way to overlap
- share(v = verb.possession) Array - use jointly or in common; Array is one way to apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize
- share(v = verb.possession) partake, partake in - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" is one way to acquire, get
- share(v = verb.possession) apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out - give out as one's portion or share; Array is one way to distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
- share(v = verb.communication) Array - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Derived form noun sharing2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Derived form noun sharing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun share3, noun share1, noun sharer1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun share3, noun sharer1, noun sharing4
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derived form noun sharing3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
Share, n. [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.].
- The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare. [1913 Webster]
- The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight. [1913 Webster]
- A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. [1913 Webster]
- Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares. [1913 Webster]
- The pubes; the sharebone. Holland. [1913 Webster]
Share, v. t.
- To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. [1913 Webster]"Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger." [1913 Webster]
- To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another. [1913 Webster]"While avarice and rapine share the land." [1913 Webster]
- To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [1913 Webster]"The shared visage hangs on equal sides." [1913 Webster]
Share, v. i.
To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. [1913 Webster]
"A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
Share, n. & v.
--n.
1 a portion that a person receives from or gives to a common amount.
2 a a part contributed by an individual to an enterprise or commitment. b a part received by an individual from this (got a large share of the credit).
3 part-proprietorship of property held by joint owners, esp. any of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided entitling its owner to a proportion of the profits.
--v.
1 tr. get or have or give a share of.
2 tr. use or benefit from jointly with others.
3 intr. have a share; be a sharer (shall I share with you?).
4 intr. (foll. by in) participate.
5 tr. (often foll. by out) a divide and distribute. b give away part of.
--n.
1 a portion that a person receives from or gives to a common amount.
2 a a part contributed by an individual to an enterprise or commitment. b a part received by an individual from this (got a large share of the credit).
3 part-proprietorship of property held by joint owners, esp. any of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided entitling its owner to a proportion of the profits.
--v.
1 tr. get or have or give a share of.
2 tr. use or benefit from jointly with others.
3 intr. have a share; be a sharer (shall I share with you?).
4 intr. (foll. by in) participate.
5 tr. (often foll. by out) a divide and distribute. b give away part of.
Idiom
share and share alike make an equal division. share-farmer Austral. & NZ a tenant farmer who receives a share of the profits from the owner.
Derivative
shareable adj. (also sharable). sharer n.
Share, n. = PLOUGHSHARE.
Etymology
OE scear, sc{aelig}r f. Gmc
THESAURUS
Share
adjunct, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allowance, apportion, apportionment, appropriate, appropriation, assign, be affected, be in tune, be inspired, be involved, be moved, be partners in, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, block, board lot, broadcast, budget, care about, carve, carve up, catch the flame, catch the infection, change color, chunk, claim, color with emotion, commission, communicate, component, contingent, convey, cooperate, cross section, cut, cut up, deal, deal out, destiny, detachment, detail, dig, dispensation, dispense, disseminate, divide, divide into shares, divide up, divide with, dividend, division, divvy, divvy up, divvy up with, dole, dole out, due, dummy share, echo, empathize with, end, equal share, equity, even lot, experience, fate, fraction, fractional lot, full lot, get across, get over, give, give out, give word, go even stephen, go fifty-fifty, go halvers, go halves, go shares, half, halve, halver, hand on, helping, holding, holdings, identify with, impart, installment, interest, item, leave word, lot, make known, measure, meed, mess, mete out, modicum, moiety, odd lot, parcel, part, partake, participate, particular, partition, pass, pass along, pass on, pay out, percentage, piece, portion, preference share, proportion, prorate, quadrant, quantum, quarter, quota, quotient, quotum, rake-off, random sample, ration, react, relate to emotionally, remainder, render, report, respond, round lot, sample, sampling, section, sector, segment, send, send word, serving, share in, share out, share with, shift, signal, slice, slice the pie, slice up, small share, split, split the difference, split up, stake, stock, stockholding, stockholdings, subdivision, subgroup, subspecies, sympathize with, tell, transfer, transmitROGET THESAURUS
Share
Part
N part, portion, dose, item, particular, aught, any, division, ward, subdivision, section, chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse, article, passage, sector, segment, fraction, fragment, cantle, frustum, detachment, parcel, piece, lump, bit cut, cutting, chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale, lamina, small part, morsel, particle, installment, dividend, share, debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus, excerpta, member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig, runner, leaf, leaflet, stump, component part, sarmentum, compartment, department, county, fractional, fragmentary, sectional, aliquot, divided, in compartments, multifid, disconnected, partial, partly, in part, partially, piecemeal, part by part, by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets, bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop, in detail, in lots.Participation
VB participate, partake, share, share in, come in for a share, go shares, go snacks, go halves, share and share alike, have in common, possess in common, be seized in common, have as joint tenants, possess as joint tenants, be seized as joint tenants, join in, have a hand in.Apportionment
N apportionment, allotment, consignment, assignment, appointment, appropriation, dispensation, distribution, division, deal, repartition, partition, administration, dividend, portion, contingent, share, allotment, fair share, allocation, lot, measure, dose, dole, meed, pittance, quantum, ration, ratio, proportion, quota, modicum, mess, allowance, suerte, apportioning, respective, respectively, each to each.VB apportion, divide, distribute, administer, dispense, billet, allot, detail, cast, share, mete, portion out, parcel out, dole out, deal, carve, allocate, ration, ration out, assign, separate, partition, assign, appropriate, appoint, come in for one's share.
Securities
N securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond, share, stock certificate, coupon, bond coupon, liquid assets.
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