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share

UK/ʃɛə/ US/ʃɛː/ very common
noun (5) verb (5)

noun

1.

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”
2.

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

  • “he wanted his share in cash”
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3.

the result of parcelling out or sharing

  • “death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans”
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4.

any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor

  • “I am proud of my contribution to the team”
  • “;”
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5.

a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

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verb

1.

have in common

  • “Our children share a love of music”
  • “The two countries share a long border”
2.

use jointly or in common

3.

have, give, or receive a share of

  • “We shared the cake”
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4.
5.

communicate

  • “I”

Origin

From Middle English schare, schere, from Old English sċearu (“a cutting, shaving, a shearing, tonsure, part, division, share”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“a division, detachment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut, divide”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skar, sker (“a share in a communal pasture”), Dutch schare (“share in property”), German Schar (“band, troop, party, company”), Icelandic skor (“department”). Compare shard, shear. Doublet of eschel.

Phrases

  • angel's share
  • angels' share
  • bottle share
  • capital share
  • elective share
  • equity share
  • fair share
  • forced share

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