Verb
They shared the last cookie.
We shared the money equally.
The children need to learn to share their toys.
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
- 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?
- 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
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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
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First recorded before 900; Middle English shar(e), sharre, Old English scear, scer; cognate with German Schar; see shear
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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
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By 1984, Heinz swooped in to scoop up Chico-San’s market share.
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At the time, Mozilla described it as a file-sharing tool with a focus on privacy.
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Now, Amazon will allow users to share their favorite routines with others.
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Trina reported that her younger sister was doing “better” and would share more details about what she experienced when she was ready.
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Little wonder Square’s share price has climbed 150% this year.
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Cosby conspiracy theorists share a perspective born of a long, pained history of American racism.
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We have to share those feelings of concern that the people are feeling.
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Mr. Bachner said it had been hard to introduce his work ethic and share his vision with the locals and his team.
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Getting men to do their share of care and domestic work is a key overlooked strategy in reducing poverty.
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Perhaps it always seems that way at the time, but surely we face our fair share right now.
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The foster-child remained behind to share the hut of the political exile.
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Rent, the share of the land-owner, offered to the classicist a rather peculiar case.
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Murat, who had earnestly begged to be allowed to share the Austrian campaign of 1809, was delighted to serve in person.
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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.
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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
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