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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : shair |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃɛər |
Definition of shares
Origin :- "portion," Old English scearu "a cutting, shearing, tonsure; a part or division," related to sceran "to cut," from Proto-Germanic *skaro- (cf. Old High German scara "troop, share of forced labor," German Schar "troop, band," properly "a part of an army," Old Norse skör "rim"), from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear).
- Meaning "part of the capital of a joint stock company" is first attested c.1600. Share and share alike attested from 1560s. The same Old English noun in the sense "division" led to an obsolete noun share "fork ('division') of the body at the groin; pubic region" (late Old English and Middle English); hence share-bone "pubis" (early 15c.).
- noun portion, allotment
- verb use in common with others
- The essence of freedom is that each of us shares in the shaping of his own destiny.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- "I'll let you in on some shares," Watts called after him as he turned away.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- To any one who shares the faith I have been developing in this book, what I mean will be evident.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- My dear Quinn, some members of the Cabinet have shares in armament works.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- First you worry me to take the shares, and then you worry me not—I won't have it, Nell, I won't have it!
- Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- Understand once for all that I shall take two thousand shares in this mine.
- Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- I'm very anxious for Tom to take the shares if you say the thing's so good.
- Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- I did n't want him to take these shares; I told him so in so many words.
- Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- I was telling him I have shares in a currant-farm near Calamata.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Yes; and Charles was talking to him about stocks and shares, and he looked frightened.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
Synonyms for shares
- accord
- administer
- allot
- allowance
- apportion
- apportionment
- assign
- be a party to
- bestow
- bite
- chunk
- claim
- commission
- contribution
- cut
- cut in
- cut the pie
- cut up
- deal
- dispense
- distribute
- divide
- divide with
- dividend
- division
- divvy
- divvy up
- dole out
- dose
- drag
- due
- end
- experience
- fifty-fifty
- fraction
- fragment
- give and take
- give out
- go Dutch
- go fifty-fifty
- go halves
- go in with
- halver
- have a hand in
- have a portion of
- helping
- heritage
- interest
- lagniappe
- lot
- measure
- meed
- mete out
- parcel
- parcel out
- part
- partage
- partake
- participate
- partition
- pay half
- percentage
- piece
- piece up
- pittance
- plum
- points
- proportion
- prorate
- quantum
- quota
- quotient
- quotum
- rake-off
- ration
- receive
- segment
- serving
- shift
- slice
- slice up
- split
- split up
- stake
- take a part of
- taste
- whack
- yield
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