Meaning of the word share

Verb



They shared the last cookie.



We shared the money equally.



The children need to learn to share their toys.

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The bizarre spread of the documents — apparently first being shared between obscure meme groups on the chat app Discord — shows that the interconnectedness that enables this surveillance may be too chaotic to be fully enclosed.


Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023





Arizona Republican lawmakers have given wide leeway for people claiming to be election experts to share unsubstantiated or disproven claims in hearings at the Capitol.


CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023





The server itself is still active; much of its activity now refers to the images shared there and the public interest in them.


Chris Looft, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023





What those who assault mifepristone now also share with Comstock is such a quest for power, the law itself be damned.


Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023





Strayed finds consolation in getting to share the magic of her mother with audiences.


Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023





Don’t forget to share the wealth with our Spotify Fresh Picks playlist, linked below.


Cydney Lee, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023





The actor took some time—after sunrise—to offer tips on starting your own 4 a.m. crew, talk about how his training has changed over the decades, and to share one of his favorite challenges from Wahlberg Week.


Greg Presto, Men’s Health, 13 Apr. 2023





View full post on Instagram Reacting to the heartwarming compilation of Celine’s greatest memories alongside her loved ones, fans immediately took to her comments section to share words of love and support.


Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2023




The company joins others along the electric-vehicle supply chain that have been selling shares to fund their expansion plans.


Dave Sebastian, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023





For example, executives could routinely sell shares as soon as a day after adopting their preset plans.


Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 30 Mar. 2023





Another company, reAlpha, sells shares in homes that serve as Airbnbs—including a treehouse resort in the works.


Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023





The previous day, shares of First Republic, the nation’s 14th-largest lender, went into free fall.


Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023





That owner eventually sold his shares in the home after neighbors complained and had meetings with Pacaso representatives.


Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023





Lyft shares rose 4 percent in after-hours trading on the news of the shake-up but closed 87 percent lower on Monday than on its initial public offering in 2019.


Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023





Juul’s share of the now multibillion-dollar market has fallen to about 33% from a high of 75%.


Steve Karnowski, ajc, 28 Mar. 2023





That is the figure that Kakao had sought to buy in a KRW150,000 per share tender offer that defeated a rival bid from BTS-backer Hybe Corp.


Patrick Frater, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023



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In the contrary if SRK sell KKR off then he would be a fool. &5 cr expenses to a guranteed income from 100 cr (TV rights share + central sponsor share+ associate sponsor share) it would be foolish on its part … ❋ Unknown (2009)

Specialist Holidays is currently offering the Summer Thirst Buster deal in a five-night package ex Sydney priced from $1195 pp twin share and six-night package ex Melbourne priced from $1465 pp twin share². ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem with WMP storing the network location instead of the local drive letter are that in some cases WMP can’t playback videos with certain codec over the network share (\share) and in other cases is it able to play back, but the «seeking» does not work (WMV files).

$0.01 per share for the first 500 shares, then just $0.005 per additional share¹. ❋ Unknown (2009)

TIM PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A. | Investor Relations Ranking Offering 4 Offering: Inversion of Market Share Erosion Trend in net share TIM Net Adds and Net Share TIM Market Share 000’s lines, % % of market share Clean-up: 25,3 ~1Mln lines 25,1 25,0 24,7 24,5 Net share% 24,2 24,1 ❋ Ritim (2009)

In 1994, the Owls went 5-6, but their 4-3 Southwest Conference record won them a title share because Texas A&M, the real first-place team, was ineligible. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches. ❋ Linda P. Kozar (2009)

I am most concerned with the term share as to the yearly distributions (proportionate vs. quantum). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The offer price of £ 4.85 a share is a 29.1% premium to London-based BlueBay ‘s £ 3.76 closing price on Oct. 15. ❋ Margot Patrick (2010)

The offer price of £ 4.85 a share is a 29.1% premium to London-based BlueBay’s £ 3.76 closing price on Oct. 15. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For software, the easiest way to share is to put source code in the public domain, and not require any End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) or patent licenses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Miller’s offer of $20.50 a share is at a 38% premium to Friday’s close and close to analysts ‘consensus price target. ❋ Liam Denning (2010)

Now some House Democrats are proposing what they call a share-the-sacrifice surtax. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Houseman saw the conflict; he followed me; he named the value of the prize he proposed to gain; that which he called my share placed all my wished within my reach! ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

Thomas [shared] the cat-like image in an effort to [antagonize] his [casual] acquaintances. ❋ Fb_antienthusiast (2013)

i [use] [bittorrent] to share [files]. ❋ Bkdouble (2007)

[Share] with [someone else] [bish] ❋ Ummm Wow (2020)

«I’m [stacking] those shares like I used to [stack sats] back in the day. [HEX].COM FTW!» ❋ ArmAddAsk (2021)

share also likes to watch and [read] gay [books] and [anime] ❋ Jymer? (2018)

if there’s a woman in this world that will keep my [interest] for [the rest] of [my life] it’s Sharee ❋ Albury To Adelaide (2020)

[The goddess] Sharee has made me [smile] once again through her amazing [eyes]. ❋ Budlightbike (2021)

Sharee is [an awesome] [chick]. ❋ Passion765 (2010)

Let’s [share] this [piece of cake]. ❋ Dannielle (2004)

Dude, don’t [bogart] the [whole thing], be [shareful]. ❋ Gpp7824 (2009)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up share in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Share may refer to:

  • Share, to make joint use of a resource (such as food, money, or space); see Sharing
  • Share (finance), a stock or other financial security (such as a mutual fund)
  • Share, Kwara, a town and LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria

Share may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

  • Share (2015 film), a short drama film
  • Share (2019 film), a feature drama film
  • Share (newspaper), a newspaper in Toronto, Canada
  • Ratings share, percentage of television sets in use tuned to a program, according to the Nielsen Ratings

Computing[edit]

  • share (command), a shell command
  • SHARE (computing), a user group for IBM mainframe computers
  • Share (P2P), a Japanese P2P computer program, the successor to Winny
  • Share, a software service of Acrobat.com used for sending files
  • File sharing
  • Network share, a file storage area that is available over a computer network
  • Share icon, a user interface icon intended to convey performing a share action
  • SHARE Operating System, the first operating system, by the SHARE user group

Organizations[edit]

  • SHARE cancer support, a New York City organization supporting women with cancer
  • SHARE Foundation (El Salvador), an El Salvador justice organization
  • Share Foundation, a medical charity in Newfoundland
  • SHARE in Africa, an American charity organization
  • Share International, a religious movement founded by British painter Benjamin Creme
  • Skeptics and Humanist Aid and Relief Effort, or SHARE, a charity arm of the Center for Inquiry
  • Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the Elderly, or SHARE, a charity in Cork, Ireland

Other uses[edit]

  • Southern Hemisphere Auroral Radar Experiment, or SHARE, tracking space weather from Antarctica
  • Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, or SHARE, a health and social study in Europe

See also[edit]

  • All pages with titles beginning with Share
  • All pages with titles containing Share
  • Cher (disambiguation)
  • Plowshare, the cutting blade of a plow (plough)
  • Ridesharing (disambiguation)
  • Shared (disambiguation)
  • Timeshare (disambiguation)

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noun

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

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

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.

verb (used with object), shared, shar·ing.

to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.

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: to share photos on Instagram;a shared spreadsheet.

verb (used without object), shared, shar·ing.

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.

adjective

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.

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Idioms about share

    on / upon shares, on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking: They agreed to work on shares.

Origin of share

1

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”; see shear

synonym study for share

7. 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 WORDS FROM share

shar·a·ble, share·a·ble, adjectivesharer, nounhalf-shared, adjectivenon·shar·ing, adjective, noun

un·shar·a·ble, adjectiveun·share·a·ble, adjectiveun·shared, adjectiveun·shar·ing, adjective

Words nearby share

Shara, Sharaku, Sharansky, shard, Shardana, share, share account, share and share alike, share certificate, sharecrop, sharecropper

Other definitions for share (2 of 2)

Origin of share

2

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to share

contribution, dividend, division, interest, part, percentage, proportion, stake, distribute, divide, experience, participate, receive, split, allowance, apportionment, bite, chunk, claim, commission

How to use share in a sentence

  • By 1984, Heinz swooped in to scoop up Chico-San’s market share.

  • At the time, Mozilla described it as a file-sharing tool with a focus on privacy.

  • Now, Amazon will allow users to share their favorite routines with others.

  • Trina reported that her younger sister was doing “better” and would share more details about what she experienced when she was ready.

  • Little wonder Square’s share price has climbed 150% this year.

  • Cosby conspiracy theorists share a perspective born of a long, pained history of American racism.

  • We have to share those feelings of concern that the people are feeling.

  • Mr. Bachner said it had been hard to introduce his work ethic and share his vision with the locals and his team.

  • Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.

  • Perhaps it always seems that way at the time, but surely we face our fair share right now.

  • The foster-child remained behind to share the hut of the political exile.

  • Rent, the share of the land-owner, offered to the classicist a rather peculiar case.

  • Murat, who had earnestly begged to be allowed to share the Austrian campaign of 1809, was delighted to serve in person.

  • It is almost unnecessary to add, that the porter had his share well paid, and that the fisherman got the full value for his prize.

  • But Yung Pak was not allowed to share the pleasures and the trials of the boys in the public school.

British Dictionary definitions for share (1 of 2)


noun

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 profitsSee also ordinary shares, preference shares

go shares informal to share (something) with another or others

verb

(tr often foll by out) to divide or apportion, esp equally

(when intr, often foll by in) to receive or contribute a portion ofwe can share the cost of the petrol; six people shared in the inheritance

to join with another or others in the use of (something)can I share your umbrella?

Derived forms of share

sharable or shareable, adjectivesharer, noun

Word Origin for share

Old English scearu; related to Old Norse skor amount, Old High German scara crowd; see shear

British Dictionary definitions for share (2 of 2)

Word Origin for share

Old English scear; related to Old Norse skeri, Old High German scaro

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Other Idioms and Phrases with share


In addition to the idiom beginning with share

  • share and share alike

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

share share ̈ɪʃɛə

  1. доля, часть

    one’s share of the expences ― чья-л. доля расходов

    to get one’s due share of smth. ― получить полагающуюся часть
    (долю) чего-л.

    he got his full share ― он получил свою долю сполна

    to give due share of the credit ― воздать должное

    to go (to run, to club) shares (with smb. in smth.) ― честно
    поделиться (чем-л. с кем-л.), делить поровну (пополам)
    (что-л. с кем-л.)

    I’ll go shares with you on that dinner ― расходы по обеду мы
    с вами разделим поровну

    to take (to go) smth. share and share alike ― делить поровну
    (по-братски)

  2. доля, удел

    to fall to smb.’s share ― выпадать на чью-л. долю, стать
    чьим-л. уделом

    I have had my share of worries ― на мою долю выпало немало
    злоключений

  3. участие, роль

    to have (to take, to bear) a (one’s) share in smth. ― принимать
    участие в чем-л.

    to take a share in the conversation ― участвовать в беседе,
    вступить в разговор

    what share had he in their success? ― какую роль он сыграл в
    их успехе?

    he had no share in the plot ― он не принимал участия в заговоре

    he must bear his share of responsibility ― он должен нести
    свою долю ответственности

    he has had no small share in framing the destinies of our
    country ― он сыграл не последнюю роль в определении судьбы
    нашей родины

  4. акция; пай

    to hold shares in a company ― иметь акции какой-л. компании

    co-op share ― пай в кооперативе

    share to bearer ― акция на предъявителя

    share certificate ― акционерный сертификат, свидетельство
    на акцию

    to allot shares ― распределять акции (по подписке)

    shares have fallen ― курсы акций упали

    shares! ― чур, поровну!

    for my share ― редк. что касается меня

  5. (тж. share out) делить, распределять

    to share smth. equally ― поделить что-л. поровну

    to share smth. among five men ― поделить что-л. на пять человек
    (на пятерых)

  6. делить, разделять (с кем-л. что-л.)

    to share smth. with smb. ― (по)делиться чем-л. с кем-л.

    to share one’s bread with smb. ― поделиться с кем-л. хлебом

    only we two shared this secret ― только мы двое знали эту тайну

    we share everything ― у нас все общее

    let me share your knowledge ― поделись со мной своими знаниями

    the two chemists shared the Nobel prize ― Нобелевская премия
    была присуждена совместно этим двум химикам

  7. пользоваться совместно

    to share a room with smb. ― жить вместе (в одной комнате)
    с кем-л.

    to share a table ― сидеть за одним столом (обедать, работать
    и т. п.
    )

    to share a bed ― делить ложе

    to share an umbrella ― идти вдвоем под одним зонтом

    we each have a room of our own but we share a bathroom ― у
    нас у каждого своя комната, но ванная одна

  8. участвовать (в чем-л.), делить

    to share (in) the expenses ― принять участие в расходах,
    делить расходы

    to share responsibility ― разделять ответственность

    he shares responsibility ― он тоже несет ответственность

    to share and share alike ― участвовать на равных правах

    I am ready to share with you in the costs ― я готов разделить
    с вами расходы

  9. иметь долю или часть; быть пайщиком

    to share in a firm ― быть пайщиком фирмы

  10. делить (горе, радость и т. п.)

    to share smb.’s lot ― делить с кем-л. судьбу

    he shared the same fate ― его постигла та же участь

  11. разделять (чужое горе и т. п.); сопереживать

    to share (in) smb.’s grief ― разделять чье-л. горе; переживать
    чужое горе как свое

  12. разделять (мнение, вкусы и т. п.)

    to share smb.’s likes and dislikes ― разделять вкусы кого-л.

    I share your opinion ― я разделяю ваше мнение, я присоединяюсь
    к вашему мнению

  13. с-х. лемех, сошник (плуга)
share-bone share-bone ̈ɪʃɛə — bəun

    анат. лобковая кость

share-list share-list ˈʃɛəlɪst

    бирж. фондовая курсовая таблица; список акций

share-out share-out ˈʃɛəraut

    дележ, распределение дохода

sharecrop sharecrop

    ам. работать исполу; быть испольщиком, издольщиком

sharecrop system sharecrop system

    ам. испольная система

sharecropper sharecropper ˈʃɛəˌkrɔpə

    ам. испольщик, издольщик

shared shared

    совместного пользования, коллективный

    shared apartment ― коммунальная квартира

shareholder shareholder ˈʃɛəˌhəuldə

    держатель акций, акционер

    shareholders in (of) a company ― акционеры какой-л. компании

sharer sharer

    участник; акционер, пайщик

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