Definition of SHARES

shares

Meanings

Noun

  • assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
  • 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
  • the part played by a person in bringing about a result
  • a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
  • plural of share

Verb

  • have in common
  • use jointly or in common
  • have, give, or receive a share of
  • give out as one's portion or share
  • communicate
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of share

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 9

shares is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shares is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shares is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

shares is a valid Words With Friends word