share has definitions from the fields of agriculture,finance,stock exchange,writing
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[ noun ] (finance,stock exchange,writing) 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 .

Related terms

stock_certificate stock

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[ noun ] 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 .

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[ noun ] the result of parcelling out or sharing

Synonyms

portion parcel

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 .

Related terms

allotment

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[ verb ] 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 .

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[ verb ] 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 .

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[ noun ] any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor

Synonyms

part contribution

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 .

Related terms

attempt end contribute

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[ verb ] have, give, or receive a share of

Synonyms

partake_in partake

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 .

Related terms

get cut_in parcel partaker

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[ verb ] 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 .

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[ verb ] 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 .

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communicate communion

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[ noun ] (agriculture) a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

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wedge moldboard_plow

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