share

¹ American  

[shair] / ʃɛər /

noun

1. the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.

   Synonyms:

   lot, quota, assessment, ration, allocation, allotment

2. one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.

3. Digital Technology.

   1. 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?

   2. an act of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network.

      You can do a video share with friends and family.

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verb (used with object)

shared, sharing

1. to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.

   Synonyms:

   mete, dole (out), deal, parcel out, allot

2. to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly.

   The two chemists shared the Nobel Prize.

3. 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.

verb (used without object)

shared, sharing

1. to have a share or part; take part (often followed byin ).

2. to divide, apportion, or receive equally.

3. Digital Technology. to give specific users access to online content.

   You can share via email, Facebook, or Twitter.

adjective

1. 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.

idioms

1. on / upon shares, on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking.

   They agreed to work on shares.

share ² American  

[shair] / ʃɛər /

noun

1. a plowshare.

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share ¹ British  

/ ʃɛə /

noun

1. a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group

2. (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

3. informal to share (something) with another or others

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verb

1. to divide or apportion, esp equally

2. to receive or contribute a portion of

   we can share the cost of the petrol

   six people shared in the inheritance

3. to join with another or others in the use of (something)

   can I share your umbrella?

share ² British  

/ ʃɛə /

noun

1. short for ploughshare

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share More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing share

• lion's share

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Related Words

Share, partake, participate mean to join with others or to receive in common with others. To share is to give or receive a part of something, or to enjoy or assume something in common: to share in another's experiences. To partake is to take for one's own personal use a portion of something: to partake of food. To participate is especially to join with others in some thought, feeling, or, particularly, some action: to participate in a race, in a conversation.

Other Word Forms

• half-shared adjective
• nonsharing adjective
• sharable adjective
• shareable adjective
• sharer noun
• unsharable adjective
• unshareable adjective
• unshared adjective
• unsharing adjective

Etymology

Origin of share¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English noun shar(e), sharre “cutting, division,” Old English scearu “fork of the body, groin”; cognate with Dutch schaar, German Schar “troop”; shear

Origin of share²

First recorded before 900; Middle English shar(e), sharre, Old English scear, scer; cognate with German Schar; shear

Example Sentences

Wall Street praised the deal, with shares of Paramount up more than 20 percent Friday.

From Barron's

The company’s shares surged 21% Friday as investors reacted favorably to Paramount’s victory in the takeover battle on Thursday, when Netflix dropped out of the bidding.

From Barron's

Mohammad Ali Kadivar, an Iranian associate professor of sociology and international studies at Boston College, said these two camps appear to be tolerating each other as they face a shared opponent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paramount executives shared the photos among themselves, and some rolled their eyes over them, according to people close to the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

Renters are paying an average of at least £1,000 a month for a new tenancy in more than half of British neighbourhoods, according to data shared with the BBC.

From BBC

Related Words

• contribution
• dividend
• division
• interest
• part
• percentage
• proportion
• stake