share
1the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.
Digital Technology.
a digital file or document that can be accessed by specific users on a computer network, as for viewing, downloading, or making changes to it: I just sent you a share—can you improve the second paragraph?
an act of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network: You can do a video share with friends and family.
to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.
to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly: The two chemists shared the Nobel Prize.
Digital Technology. to give specific users access to (online content), as by posting it on a social media website or sending it as an email attachment: to share photos on Instagram;a shared spreadsheet.
to have a share or part; take part (often followed by in).
to divide, apportion, or receive equally.
Digital Technology. to give specific users access to online content: You can share via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
Computers. noting or relating to the practice of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network: Add a share button to your site.
Idioms about share
on / upon shares, on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking: They agreed to work on shares.
Origin of share
1synonym study For share
Other words for share
Other words from share
- shar·a·ble, share·a·ble, adjective
- sharer, noun
- half-shared, adjective
- non·shar·ing, adjective, noun
- un·shar·a·ble, adjective
- un·share·a·ble, adjective
- un·shared, adjective
- un·shar·ing, adjective
Other definitions for share (2 of 2)
a plowshare.
Origin of share
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use share in a sentence
In the wee hours of Christmas morning, a flight deal was shared in an exclusive Facebook group for urban travelers.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement | Charlise Ferguson | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe shared feelings, the bubbling emotion, the awe: she became an experience.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNews clips, sound bites, and planning details were shared on those platforms.
On Reddit, a Ukrainian protestor shared tips and observations.
Both Edgar and Julio shared the same smile and light-hearted manner that I remembered and appreciated from years ago.
The Philippines are shared by many tribes, all belonging to the same brown race.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHe intended to be prime-minister before he was forty, and older and soberer heads shared his confidence.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHe wondered if so handsome a girl shared the common rancor of her age and sex against charming young widows.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe old dining-hall had shared in the general decay, and been shorn of all its ancient honours.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieWe merely tell thus much to account for her position and her partial refinement—both of which conditions she shared with Susan.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for share (1 of 2)
/ (ʃɛə) /
a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group
(often plural) any of the equal parts, usually of low par value, into which the capital stock of a company is divided: ownership of shares carries the right to receive a proportion of the company's profits: See also ordinary shares, preference shares
go shares informal to share (something) with another or others
(tr often foll by out) to divide or apportion, esp equally
(when intr, often foll by in) to receive or contribute a portion of: we can share the cost of the petrol; six people shared in the inheritance
to join with another or others in the use of (something): can I share your umbrella?
Origin of share
1Derived forms of share
- sharable or shareable, adjective
- sharer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for share (2 of 2)
/ (ʃɛə) /
short for ploughshare
Origin of share
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with share
In addition to the idiom beginning with share
- share and share alike
also see:
- lion's share
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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