share Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
    portion; part; percentage.
    • he wanted his share in cash
  2. 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
  3. noun the allotment of some amount by dividing something
    portion; parcel.
    • death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
  4. noun the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    contribution; part.
    • I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
    • they all did their share of the work
  5. noun a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
    plowshare; ploughshare.
  6. verb have in common
    • Our children share a love of music
    • The two countries share a long border
  7. verb use jointly or in common
  8. verb have, give, or receive a share of
    partake in; partake.
    • We shared the cake
  9. verb give out as one's portion or share
    deal; apportion; divvy up; portion out.
  10. verb communicate
    • I'd like to share this idea with you

WordNet

Share noun
Etymology
OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.
Definitions
  1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
  2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Knight.
Share noun
Etymology
OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v.
Definitions
  1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
  2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." Dryden.
  3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
  4. The pubes; the sharebone. Obs. Holland.
Share transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Shared ; present participle & verbal noun Sharing
Definitions
  1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
    Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. Swift.
  2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
    While avarice and rapine share the land. Milton.
  3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. Obs.
    The shared visage hangs on equal sides. Dryden.
Share intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
    A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. Locke.

Webster 1913