[
US
/ˈʃɛɹ/
]
[ UK /ʃˈeə/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈeə/ ]
VERB
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have in common
The two countries share a long border
Our children share a love of music -
communicate
I'd like to share this idea with you -
have, give, or receive a share of
We shared the cake - use jointly or in common
- give out as one's portion or share
NOUN
-
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
he wanted his share in cash -
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 - a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
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the allotment of some amount by dividing something
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians -
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
How To Use share In A Sentence
- Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together. Day of Honey
- Mass culture is supposedly a leveler and globalizer - by definition, we all share mass cultural references.
- Frankly I don't understand why most companies don't follow the same policy as franked income in the hands of shareholders is worth a lot more to them than huge piles of franking credits mouldering away in the company's balance sheet.
- The exchange continued for a little over a year, until both men became absorbed in other projects, but while it lasted, Mr. Neumeyer says, "we were both sparked into spurts of vivifying and shared creativity. Gorey's Flights of Fancy
- During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
- The cash raising was not unexpected and allows a few more shareholders on board. Times, Sunday Times
- Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907.
- If you don't invest in these shares, you're saying no to a fortune.
- The euphoria reached phenomenal levels when the kids got a chance to share the stage with their stars.
- Goldman Sachs JB Were analyst Marcus Curley, who has a "buy" rating on the shares, forecasts a price of NZ$6. 20 to NZ$6. 40 if the acquirer is another casino company. The Blind Bet for Sky City