shares

1. The units of stock that represent ownership in a corporation .

Example Sentences

The future Mr. Vergara—and star of ‘True Blood’ and ‘Magic Mike’ shares some life advice in an exclusive video.

From The Daily Beast

When a top Mobutu confidant named Colonel Alphonse Bangala purchased the island, Lometcha bought shares.

From The Daily Beast

As well as weekly church services, Boyfriend—who shares a birthday with Madonna—went to a private, Christian school.

From The Daily Beast

One thing this new unrest shares with the Second Intifada, also known as the al-Aqsa Intifada, is the flashpoint.

From The Daily Beast

On its first day of trading, Alibaba shares were up 38 percent, yielding a market capitalization of $213 billion.

From The Daily Beast

He had two children, a boy and a girl, who inherited the northern and southern ranches in equal shares.

From Project Gutenberg

The latter has more than once since told me that the County Down shares were one of his best investments.

From Project Gutenberg

Page was busy selling shares to raise money, and Trevithick was to get some money, which was to be at the service of Uville.

From Project Gutenberg

A company cannot purchase its own shares unless by charter or statute such action is clearly authorized.

From Project Gutenberg

Likewise a subscriber waives his notice of the first meeting when he afterwards offers to pay for his shares.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• distribute
• divide
• experience
• participate
• receive
• split