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share > 10 senses
NOUN1shareAny of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
2share, portion, part, percentageAssets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
3share, parcel, portionThe result of parcelling out or sharing
4share, contribution, partAny one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
5share, plowshare, ploughshareA sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
VERB1shareHave in common
2shareUse jointly or in common
3share, partake, partake inHave, give, or receive a share of
4share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, dealGive out as one's portion or share
5shareCommunicate
share > pronunciation
Soundssheh'r
Rhymesaffair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website...
share > noun 1, possession
MeaningAny of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate.
Examples"he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price"
Part ofstock
Broaderstock certificate, stock
share > noun 2, possession
MeaningAssets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
Examples"he wanted his share in cash"
Synonymsportion, part, percentage
Part ofnet income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
Narrowertranche; dispensation; dole; way; ration; allowance; slice, piece; split; interest, stake; profit sharing; cut; allotment, allocation
Broaderassets
Verbsshare
share > noun 3, act
MeaningThe result of parcelling out or sharing.
Examples"death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
Synonymsparcel, portion
Broaderallotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
Verbsshare; share
share > noun 4, act
MeaningAny one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor.
Examples"they all did their share of the work"
Synonymscontribution, part
Narrowerend
Broaderattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
share > noun 5, artifact
MeaningA sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil.
Synonymsplowshare, ploughshare
Part ofmoldboard plow, mouldboard plough
Broaderwedge
share > verb 1, stative
MeaningHave in common.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something
Examples"Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
Narrowerpartake; osculate
Broaderoverlap
Nounssharing
share > verb 2, possession
MeaningUse jointly or in common.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Narrowerdouble up; pool; communalize, communalise
Broaderuse, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Nounssharing
share > verb 3, possession
MeaningHave, give, or receive a share of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"We shared the cake"
Synonymspartake, partake in
Narrowercut in
Broaderget, acquire
Nounsshare; sharer; share
share > verb 4, possession
MeaningGive out as one's portion or share.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymsdivvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
Entailsseparate, divide, part
Entailed byadmeasure
Broaderdistribute, give out, hand out
Nounssharing; sharer; share
share > verb 5, communication
MeaningCommunicate.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"I'd like to share this idea with you"
Broadercommunicate, intercommunicate
Nounssharing

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