Noun | 1. | share - 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" |
2. | share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" | |
3. | share - the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" | |
4. | share - any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" Synonyms: contribution, part | |
5. | ![]() Synonyms: ploughshare, plowshare | |
Verb | 1. | share - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" |
2. | share - use jointly or in common | |
3. | share - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" Synonyms: partake, partake in | |
4. | share - give out as one's portion or share | |
5. | share - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" |
SHARE. A portion of anything. Sometimes shares are equal, at other times
they are unequal.
2. In companies and corporations the whole of the capital stock is
usually divided into equal proportions called shares. Shares in public
companies have sometimes been held to be real estate, but most usually they
are considered as personal property. Wordsw. Jo. Sto. Co. ch. 1 P, p. 288.
3. The proportion which descends to one of several children from his
ancestor, is called a share. The term share and share alike, signifies in
equal proportions. See Perpart.