share

Meanings

Plural: shares

Noun

• assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
  • "he wanted his share in cash"
• 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"
• the allotment of some amount by dividing something
  • "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
• the part played by a person in bringing about a result
  • "they all did their share of the work"
• a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
• A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
• A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
• A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
• The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
• The sharebone or pubis.
• The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.

Verb

• have in common
  • "Our children share a love of music"
  • "The two countries share a long border"
• use jointly or in common
• have, give, or receive a share of
  • "We shared the cake"
• give out as one's portion or share
• communicate
  • "I'd like to share this idea with you"
• To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
• To have or use in common.
• To divide and distribute.
• To tell to another.
• To allow public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network
• To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.

Synonyms

apportion, contribution, deal, divvy up, parcel, part, partake, partake in, percentage, ploughshare, plowshare, portion, portion out