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1[ shair ]
- the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.
- Digital Technology.
- a digital file or document that can be accessed by specific users on a computer network, as for viewing, downloading, or making changes to it:
I just sent you a share—can you improve the second paragraph?
- an act of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network:
You can do a video share with friends and family.
- to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly:
The two chemists shared the Nobel Prize.
- Digital Technology. to give specific users access to (online content), as by posting it on a social media website or sending it as an email attachment: a shared spreadsheet.
to share photos on Instagram;
a shared spreadsheet.
- to have a share or part; take part (often followed by in ).
- to divide, apportion, or receive equally.
- Digital Technology. to give specific users access to online content:
You can share via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
- Computers. noting or relating to the practice of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network:
Add a share button to your site.
share
2[ shair ]
- a plowshare.
share
1/ ʃɛə /
- a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group
- often plural any of the equal parts, usually of low par value, into which the capital stock of a company is divided: ownership of shares carries the right to receive a proportion of the company's profits See also ordinary shares preference shares
- go shares informal.to share (something) with another or others
- troften foll byout to divide or apportion, esp equally
- whenintr, often foll by in to receive or contribute a portion of
six people shared in the inheritance
we can share the cost of the petrol
- to join with another or others in the use of (something)
can I share your umbrella?
share
2/ ʃɛə /
- short for ploughshare
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- a· a· adjective
- İ noun
- - adjective
- ԴDz·iԲ adjective noun
- un·a· adjective
- un·a· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of share1
Origin of share2
Idioms and Phrases
- on / upon shares, on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking:
They agreed to work on shares.
More idioms and phrases containing share
In addition to the idiom beginning with share , also see lion's share .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
As he tended to his race horses, he spoke of the political and social attitudes of free enterprise and small government that are shared by Albertans and many Americans.
"The RSF's actions transcend mere criminality," he wrote in a piece shared by his organisation.
In the short term, Owens’ exit is not likely to change the hard-charging journalistic values of the program, as many of his lieutenants share his ethos.
Jake Tilk, and his brother, Max Tilk, who is on the autism spectrum, largely avoid that political discourse in their social media videos where they share what their day-to-day life looks.
"Dignified grief goes down very well with the voters, especially when it is shared by the world's statesmen," he told his aides.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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