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   share

   /SHer/

   noun

   • 1. a part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute: "under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required"
   • ▪ part proprietorship of property held by joint owners: "Jake had a share in a large, seagoing vessel"
   • ▪ the allotted or due amount of something that a person expects to have or to do, or that is expected to be accepted or done by them: "she's done more than her fair share of globe-trotting"
   • 2. one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits: "they bought 33 shares of American Standard"
   • 3. an instance of posting or reposting something on a social media website or application: "there have been 25,000 shares on Twitter and 117 likes on Facebook as of 7:30 p.m."

   verb

   • 1. have a portion of (something) with another or others: "he shared the pie with her" Similar splitdividego halves in/withinformal:go fifty-fifty ingo Dutch
   • ▪ give a portion of (something) to another or others: "money raised will be shared between the two charities" Similar apportionportion outdivide upallocateration outgive outdistributedispensehand outdish outdeal outdole outparcel outmeasure outcarve upinformal:divvy up
   • ▪ use, occupy, or enjoy (something) jointly with another or others: "they once shared a house in the Hamptons"
   • ▪ possess (a view or quality) in common with others: "other countries don't share our reluctance to eat goat meat"
   • ▪ (of a number of people or organizations) have a part in (something, especially an activity): "the companies would share in the development of three oil platforms" Similar participate intake part inplay a part inhave a role inbe involved incontribute tohave a hand inhave something to do withpartake inhave a share inhave a percentage ofhave a stake inOpposite be excluded from
   • ▪ tell someone about (something, especially something personal): "she had never shared the secret with anyone before"
   • ▪ post or repost (something) on a social media website or application: "the app lets you share your photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr"

   Word Origin Old Englishscearu ‘division, part into which something may be divided’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schare and German Schar ‘troop, multitude’, also to shear. The verb dates from the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sharer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   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.

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   When you use share as a verb, it means to give or distribute a portion of something. The word share and its meaning of dividing into pieces come from the Proto-Indo-European word sker, "to cut."

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