|  share 
  
 
 1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group (Freq. 29)
 - he wanted his share in cash
 • Syn:
 portion, part, percentage
 • Hypernyms:
 assets
 • Hyponyms:
 tranche, dispensation, dole, way, ration,
 allowance, slice, piece, split, interest, stake,
 profit sharing, cut, allotment, allocation
 • Part Holonyms:
 net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit,
 profits, earnings
 2. 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 (Freq. 12)
 - he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price
 • Hypernyms:
 stock certificate, stock
 • Part Holonyms:
 stock
 3. the allotment of some amount by dividing something (Freq. 3)
 - death gets more than its share of attention from theologians
 • Syn:
 parcel, portion
 • Derivationally related forms:
 portion (for: portion)
 • Hypernyms:
 allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling,
 parcelling, assignation
 4. the part played by a person in bringing about a result (Freq. 3)
 - I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project
 - they all did their share of the work
 • Syn:
 contribution, part
 • Derivationally related forms:
 contribute (for: contribution)
 • Hypernyms:
 attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
 • Hyponyms:
 end
 5. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
 • Syn:
 plowshare, ploughshare
 • Hypernyms:
 wedge
 • Part Holonyms:
 moldboard plow, mouldboard plough
 
 1. have in common (Freq. 23)
 - Our children share a love of music
 - The two countries share a long border
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sharing
 • Hypernyms:
 overlap
 • Hyponyms:
 partake, osculate
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Somebody ----s somebody
 - Something ----s something
 - Somebody ----s something with something
 2. use jointly or in common (Freq. 19)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sharing
 • Hypernyms:
 use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
 • Hyponyms:
 double up, pool, communalize, communalise
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s
 - Somebody ----s something
 3. have, give, or receive a share of (Freq. 15)
 - We shared the cake
 • Syn:
 partake, partake in
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sharer, partaker (for: partake)
 • Hypernyms:
 get, acquire
 • Hyponyms:
 cut in
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Somebody ----s  (for: partake)
 4. give out as one's portion or share (Freq. 4)
 • Syn:
 divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
 • Derivationally related forms:
 deal (for: deal), apportionable (for: apportion), sharer, sharing
 • Hypernyms:
 distribute, give out, hand out, pass out
 • Entailment:
 separate, divide, part
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 - Somebody ----s something PP
 5. communicate (Freq. 1)
 - I'd like to share this idea with you
 • Derivationally related forms:
 sharing
 • Hypernyms:
 communicate, intercommunicate
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s something
 
 
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