share
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (5)shares, shared, sharing
- have in common“Our children share a love of music”“The two countries share a long border”More general overlapMore specific partake, osculate
- use jointly or in commonMore general use, utilizeMore specific pool, communalize, double up
- have, give, or receive a share of“We shared the cake”Synonyms: partakepartake inMore general get, acquireMore specific cut in
- give out as one's portion or shareSynonyms: divvy upportion outapportiondealMore general distribute, give outInvolves separate, divide
- communicate“I'd like to share this idea with you”More general communicate, intercommunicate
Noun (5)shares
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group“he wanted his share in cash”Synonyms: portionpartpercentageType of assetsKinds allotment, interest, slice, allowance, profit sharing, cut, ration, dole, tranche, way +2 morePart of net income, net
- 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“he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price”Type of stock certificate, stockKinds founders' share, bearer stockPart of stock
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something“death gets more than its share of attention from theologians”Synonyms: parcelportionType of allotment, apportionment
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result“I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project”“they all did their share of the work”Synonyms: contributionpartType of attempt, effortKinds end
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soilSynonyms: plowshareploughshareType of wedgeKinds soshnikPart of moldboard plow, mouldboard plough
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Translations
Noun financial instrument
- Spanish
- acción
- French
- action
- German
- Aktie
- Italian
- azione
- Portuguese
- ação
- Turkish
- hisse
- Russian
- а́кция ákcija
- Arabic
- سَهْم sahm
- Chinese
- 股份 gǔfèn
- Japanese
- 株 kabu
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- Dutch
- aandeel
- Polish
- akcja
- Swedish
- aktie
- Greek
- μετοχή metochí
- Korean
- 주식 jusik
- Indonesian
- saham
- Vietnamese
- cổ phần
- Hungarian
- részvény
- Portuguese (PT)
- ação
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 股份 gǔfèn
- Albanian
- aksion
- Catalan
- acció
- Czech
- akcie
- Danish
- aktie
- Esperanto
- akcio
- Estonian
- aktsia
- Finnish
- osake
- Georgian
- აქცია akcia
- Hebrew
- מְנָיָה mnayá
- Icelandic
- hlutur
- Latvian
- akcija
- Lithuanian
- akcija
- Norwegian
- aksje
- Romanian
- acțiune
- Scottish Gaelic
- earrann
- Serbo-Croatian
- dionica
- Slovak
- akcia
- Swahili
- hisa
- Welsh
- cyfran
- Yiddish
- אַקציע aktsye
Noun portion of something
- Spanish
- parte
- French
- part
- German
- Anteil
- Italian
- parte
- Portuguese
- parte
- Turkish
- hisse
- Russian
- до́ля dólja
- Arabic
- حِصَّة ḥiṣṣa
- Chinese
- 份额 fèn'é
- Japanese
- 分け前 wakemae
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- Dutch
- aandeel
- Polish
- część
- Swedish
- andel
- Korean
- 몫 mok
- Vietnamese
- phần
- Hungarian
- részesedés
- Portuguese (PT)
- parte
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 部分 bùfen
- Albanian
- pjesë
- Catalan
- escot
- Czech
- podíl
- Danish
- andel
- Esperanto
- parto
- Finnish
- osuus
- Georgian
- წილი c̣ili
- Hebrew
- חֵלֶק khélek
- Icelandic
- hlutur
- Kurdish
- par
- Latvian
- daļa
- Lithuanian
- dalis
- Malagasy
- anjara
- Norwegian
- andel
- Romanian
- parte
- Scottish Gaelic
- cuid
- Slovak
- časť
- Slovenian
- del
- Swahili
- hisa
Verb to give
- Spanish
- compartir
- French
- partager
- German
- teilen
- Italian
- condividere
- Portuguese
- compartilhar
- Turkish
- paylaşmak
- Russian
- дели́ться delítʹsja
- Arabic
- شَارَكَ šāraka
- Chinese
- 分享 fēnxiǎng
- Dutch
- delen
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The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.
1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight, Edward Henry
Origin: OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, verb
1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. “My share of fame.” John Dryden
3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
4. The pubes; the sharebone. obsolete Philemon Holland
To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. — Share and share alike, in equal shares.
1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger.— Jonathan Swift
2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
While avarice and rapine share the land.— John Milton
3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. obsolete
The shared visage hangs on equal sides.— John Dryden
To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father.— John Locke
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54