Share — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈeə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈeə/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈɛɹ/.

Examples

he wanted his share in cash
he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price
death gets more than its share of attention from theologians

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ploughshare partake in portion partake contribution divvy up portion out percentage plowshare apportion part deal parcel

Parts of Speech

noun	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group “he wanted his share in cash”
noun	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”
noun	the allotment of some amount by dividing something “death gets more than its share of attention from theologians”
noun	the part played by a person in bringing about a result “I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project”
noun	a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
verb	have in common “Our children share a love of music”
verb	use jointly or in common
verb	have, give, or receive a share of “We shared the cake”
verb	give out as one's portion or share
verb	communicate “I'd like to share this idea with you”

Word Forms

share	verb	have, give, or receive a share of
portion	verb	give out
contribute	verb	contribute to some cause
sharing	noun	having in common
partaker	noun	someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
share	noun	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
sharer	noun	someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share
apportionable	adjective	capable of being distributed
deal	noun	the act of apportioning or distributing something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aktie

Vermögenswerte, die einer einzelnen Person oder Gruppe gehören oder ihr zustehen oder von dieser eingebracht wurden

🇫🇷French

actifs appartenant à, dus à ou apportés par une personne individuelle ou un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

Activos pertenecientes o debidos a o aportados por una persona individual o grupo.

🇮🇹Italian

condividere

beni appartenenti a, dovuti a o conferiti da una singola persona o gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

deel

activa die toebehoren aan, te wijten zijn aan of bijgedragen worden door een individuele persoon of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

ativos pertencentes ou devidos a ou contribuídos por uma pessoa ou grupo individual

🇷🇺Russian

делиться

активы, принадлежащие отдельному лицу или группе, принадлежащие им или предоставленные им

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शेयर करना

किसी व्यक्ति या समूह से संबंधित या उसके कारण या उसके द्वारा योगदान की गई संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাগ

কোনো ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠীর মালিকানাধীন বা কারণে বা অবদানকৃত সম্পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

பங்கு

தனிப்பட்ட நபர் அல்லது குழுவிற்கு சொந்தமான அல்லது காரணமாக அல்லது பங்களிக்கப்பட்ட சொத்துகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాటా

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహానికి చెందిన లేదా కారణంగా లేదా అందించిన ఆస్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

शेअर

वैयक्तिक व्यक्ती किंवा गटाच्या मालकीची किंवा देय असलेली किंवा योगदान दिलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેર

વ્યક્તિગત વ્યક્તિ અથવા જૂથની અથવા તેના કારણે અથવા ફાળો આપેલ સંપત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಲು

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಡುಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಸ್ವತ್ತುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പങ്കിടുക

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെയോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെയോ ഉടമസ്ഥതയിലുള്ളതോ സംഭാവന ചെയ്തതോ ആയ ആസ്തികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੇਅਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਗਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਸੰਪਤੀਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

شیئر کریں

اثاثے جو کسی فرد یا گروہ سے تعلق رکھتے ہیں یا اس کی وجہ سے ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

属于个人或团体、属于个人或团体或由个人或团体贡献的资产

🇯🇵Japanese

個人またはグループに属する、または個人またはグループに起因する、または個人またはグループによって寄付された資産

🇰🇷Korean

공유하다

개인이나 집단에 속하거나, 이로 인해 발생하거나, 기부된 자산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chia sẻ

tài sản thuộc sở hữu của một cá nhân hoặc một nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

แบ่งปัน

ทรัพย์สินที่เป็นของหรือเนื่องมาจากหรือมีส่วนสนับสนุนโดยบุคคลหรือกลุ่มบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

membagikan

harta milik atau karena atau disumbangkan oleh seseorang atau kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

ibahagi

mga ari-arian na kabilang sa o dahil sa o iniambag ng isang indibidwal na tao o grupo

🇲🇾Malay

kongsi

aset kepunyaan atau disebabkan atau disumbangkan oleh individu atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشارك

الأصول المملوكة أو المستحقة أو المساهمة بها من قبل فرد أو مجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

به اشتراک بگذارید

دارایی هایی که متعلق به یک فرد یا گروه است یا متعلق به آن است

🇹🇷Turkish

paylaşmak

bireysel bir kişi veya gruba ait olan veya bunlardan dolayı veya katkıda bulunulan varlıklar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲלוֹק

נכסים השייכים לאדם או קבוצה בודדים או המגיעים לו או שנתרמו על ידיו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'share'?

The primary meaning of 'share' is 'assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'share' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'share' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'share' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'share' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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