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1. share [ n ] 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
Examples: "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price"

Used in print:

(Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)

The Manchester_Depot_Sewer_Company issued 214 shares of stock at $ 10 each for construction of a sewer in that locality , and assessments were made for its maintenance .

Shares of capital_stock at $ 15 each in the latter company were payable at the Bank_of_Manchester or at various other Vermont banks .

Synonyms share Related Terms stock_certificate stock

2. share [ n ] assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Examples: "he wanted his share in cash"

Used in print:

(J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)

He is a trustee for the common good , however feeble the safeguards which the positive or municipal law of property provides against his misuse of that share of the common fund , wisely or unwisely , entrusted to his keeping .

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

Amy had_to be safe , had_to come_back to them - if only to reap that share of life 's experiences that were her due , if only to give her parents another chance to do better by her .

Synonyms share part percentage portion Related Terms asset assets interest allotment slice allowance way profit_sharing cut ration split dispensation tranche dole net_income

3. share [ n ] the result of parcelling out or sharing
Examples: "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"

Used in print:

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

If death receives more_than its share of attention from the theologian and if sin receives less_than its share , the gift of the life_eternal through Christ begins to look_like the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal , i.e. , created , existence .

If death receives more_than its share of attention from the theologian and if sin receives less_than its share , the gift of the life_eternal through Christ begins to look_like the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal , i.e. , created , existence .

Synonyms share portion parcel Related Terms allotment

4. share [ v ] have in common
Examples: "Our children share a love of music" "The two countries share a long border"

Used in print:

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

With the return of our soldiers , it soon became apparent that the belief was not shared by the great majority of citizens .

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

If he had been `` liquidated '' in_some_way , he would have become a martyr , a rallying_point for people who shared his ideas .

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

It purported to be a reasonably serious attempt at a treatment of jazz_musicians , their aims , their problems - the tug-of-war between the `` pure '' and the `` commercial '' - and seemed a promising vehicle , for the two men shared a common interest in jazz .

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

Hoijer 's Athabascan and my Yokuts share 71 identical meanings ( with allowance for several near synonyms like stomach belly , big large , long far , many much , die dead , say speak ) .

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

Essentially this imposed two conditions : First , international_law had to recognize and be compatible with an international political_system in which a number of states were competitive , suspicious , and opportunistic in their political alignments with one another ; second , it had to be compatible with the value_system that they shared .

Synonyms share Related Terms overlap overlap partake osculate sharing

5. share [ v ] use jointly or in common

Used in print:

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

Twenty-one year old Milt_Pappas and Jerry_Walker , 22 , are scheduled to share the Oriole mound chores against the Bombers ' Art_Ditmar in Sunday 's 2 P.M. encounter .

("Editorials"...)

The removal of Stalin 's body from the mausoleum he shared with Lenin to less distinguished quarters in the Kremlin wall is not unprecedented in history .

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

In types 1 , , 2 , and 3 , the bronchial_artery terminates in a capillary_bed shared in common with the pulmonary_artery at the level of the distal bronchiole .

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

The feeling of individual inferiority , defeat , or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly , but all-victorious Father-God , as_well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith , and by opportunities in religious acts for giving_vent to emotions and energies .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

The two in the bed knew each other as old people know the partners with whom they have shared the same bed for many years , and they needed to say no_more .

Synonyms share Related Terms use pool double_up communalize sharing

6. share [ n ] any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor
Examples: : "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success" "they all did their share of the work"

Used in print:

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

The applicant pays the rest of the cost , but his own time spent on the work and charges for the use of equipment which he owns may be applied toward his share of the cost .

Synonyms part share contribution Related Terms attempt end contribute

7. share [ v ] have, give, or receive a share of
Examples: : "We shared the cake"

Used in print:

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Will your trade customers settle for less attention and fewer frills in_return_for some benefit they can share ?

(Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)

You can keep your machinery investment down by buying good secondhand machinery , by sharing the cost and upkeep of machinery with a neighbor , and by hiring someone with machinery to do certain jobs .

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

The slaves never shared in their profits , while they did share , in a very real sense , in the profits of the slave owners : they were fed , clothed , doctored , and_so_forth ; they were the beneficiaries of responsible , paternalistic care .

The slaves never shared in their profits , while they did share , in a very real sense , in the profits of the slave owners : they were fed , clothed , doctored , and_so_forth ; they were the beneficiaries of responsible , paternalistic care .

(Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)

The manner in which this is shared among firms is taken as given .

Synonyms share partake_in partake Related Terms get cut_in parcel partaker

8. share [ v ] give out as one's portion or share

Used in print:

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

NBC had gathered a_lot of historical material which it was eager to share .

Synonyms share apportion portion_out deal divvy_up Related Terms give_away partaker sharing separate

9. share [ v ] communicate
Examples: "I'd like to share this idea with you"

Used in print:

(Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)

So our innate generosity of spirit prompts us to share our trials , errors and solutions with any who are taking the pool plunge for_the_first_time - in the pious hope that some may profit from our experience .

Synonyms share Related Terms communicate communion

10. share [ n ] a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Synonyms plowshare share ploughshare Related Terms wedge moldboard_plow

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