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 Definitions of SHARE  [ʃɛər]  

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Definition of 'SHARE' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) share
a part of a whole, esp. a portion allotted or assigned to a member of a group.

2.  share
one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided.

3. (v.t.) share
to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.

4.  share
to use, participate in, receive, etc., jointly:
The two chemists shared the Nobel prize.

5. (v.i.) share
to have a share or part; take part (often fol. by in).

6.  share
to receive equally.

Etymology:  (1325–75; OE scearu fork of the body, groin, c. OS, OHG scara (G Schar) troop)

Definition of 'SHARE' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) share, portion, part, percentage
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
"he wanted his share in cash"

2. (noun) share
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"

3. (noun) parcel, portion, share
the allotment of some amount by dividing something
"death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

4. (noun) contribution, part, share
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"

5. (verb) plowshare, ploughshare, share
a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

6. (verb) share
have in common
"Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"

7. (verb) share
use jointly or in common

8. (verb) partake, share, partake in
have, give, or receive a share of
"We shared the cake"

9. (verb) share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
give out as one's portion or share

10. (verb) share
communicate
"I'd like to share this idea with you"


Definition of 'SHARE' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) share
to have or use sth at the same time as sb else
The two devices share a signal.; I don't want to share my room with him.

2.  share
to let sb use or have what you have
We teach kids to share and play together.; He shared some of his lunch with us.

3.  share
to divide sth up between several people, groups, etc.
The $20 million in funding will be shared between/among the counties.

4.  share
to feel the same way as sb
She shared her father's love of flying.; shared views on politics

5.  share
to tell others about an idea, problem, story, etc.
The group leader asked us to share our personal stories.

6.  share
to divide work or responsibilities between people, groups, etc.
Two employees share the accounting work.; The local and state governments share the blame for this.

7.  share
a unit of value that a business is divided into
I own a few shares in the company.

8.  share
sb's (fair) share of
the amount, or more than the amount, that you expect or deserve
My mother had her fair share of illnesses.


Definition of 'SHARE' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) SHARE
the part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare

2. (noun) SHARE
the part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed

3.  SHARE
a certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence

4.  SHARE
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

5.  SHARE
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

6.  SHARE
the pubes; the sharebone

7. (verb) SHARE
to part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide

8. (verb) SHARE
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

9. (verb) SHARE
to cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide

10. (verb) SHARE
to have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others


Translation of 'SHARE' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc
We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: deel Arabic flag Arabic: حِصَّه، نَصيب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: част
Brazilian flag Brazilian: parte Czech flag Czech: podíl German flag German: der Anteil
Danish flag Danish: del Greek flag Greek: μερίδιο, μερτικό Spanish flag Spanish: parte
Estonian flag Estonian: osa Farsi flag Farsi: بخش Finnish flag Finnish: osuus
French flag French: part Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֵלֶק Hindi flag Hindi: हिस्सा
Croatian flag Croatian: dio Hungarian flag Hungarian: rész Indonesian flag Indonesian: bagian
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hluti, skerfur Italian flag Italian: parte, porzione Japanese flag Japanese: 分け前
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dalis Latvian flag Latvian: daļa; tiesa
Malay flag Malay: bahagian Dutch flag Dutch: deel Norwegian flag Norwegian: (an)del, part
Polish flag Polish: część Persian flag Persian: بخش Pashto flag Pashto: پاله
Portuguese flag Portuguese: parte Romanian flag Romanian: parte Russian flag Russian: часть, доля
Slovak flag Slovak: podiel Slovenian flag Slovenian: delež Serbian flag Serbian: parče
Swedish flag Swedish: del, andel Thai flag Thai: ส่วน Turkish flag Turkish: pay
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 一份 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: частина, частка Urdu flag Urdu: شرکت کا حصہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phần Chinese flag Chinese: 一份

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