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Definition of Share
1. Noun. Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. "He wanted his share in cash"
Group relationships: Earnings, Lucre, Net, Net Income, Net Profit, Profit, Profits
Specialized synonyms: Tranche, Dispensation, Dole, Way, Ration, Allowance, Piece, Slice, Split, Interest, Stake, Profit Sharing, Cut, Allocation, Allotment
Generic synonyms: Assets
2. Verb. Have in common. "The two countries share a long border"
3. Noun. 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"
4. Verb. Use jointly or in common.
Specialized synonyms: Double Up, Pool, Communalise, Communalize
Derivative terms: Sharing
5. Noun. The allotment of some amount by dividing something. "Death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
Generic synonyms: Allocation, Allotment, Apportioning, Apportionment, Assignation, Parceling, Parcelling
Derivative terms: Portion
6. Verb. Have, give, or receive a share of. "We shared the cake"
Generic synonyms: Acquire, Get
Specialized synonyms: Cut In
Derivative terms: Partaker, Sharer
7. Noun. The part played by a person in bringing about a result. "They all did their share of the work"
Generic synonyms: Attempt, Effort, Endeavor, Endeavour, Try
Specialized synonyms: End
Derivative terms: Contribute
8. Verb. Give out as one's portion or share.
Entails: Divide, Part, Separate
Generic synonyms: Distribute, Give Out, Hand Out, Pass Out
Derivative terms: Apportionable, Deal, Sharer, Sharing
9. Noun. A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil.
Group relationships: Moldboard Plow, Mouldboard Plough
Generic synonyms: Wedge
10. Verb. Communicate. "I'd like to share this idea with you"
Definition of Share
1. n. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
2. n. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
3. v. t. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
4. v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
Definition of Share
1. to have, get, or use in common with another or others [v SHARED, SHARING, SHARES] : SHARABLE [adj]
Medical Definition of Share
1. 1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare. 2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Origin: OE. Schar, AS. Scear; akin to OHG. Scaro, G. Schar, pflugshar, and E. Shear, v. See Shear. 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. 2. 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. "My share of fame." 3. 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. 4. The pubes; the sharebone. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. Share and share alike, in equal shares. Origin: OE. Share, AS. Scearu, scaru, fr. Sceran to shear, cut. See Shear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Share
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