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[ʃɛː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute
(e.g: under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required)
- one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits
(e.g: he's selling his shares in BT)
- an instance of posting or reposting something on a social media site or application
(e.g: there have been 25,000 shares on Twitter and 117 likes on Facebook as of 7:30 p.m.)
Phrases:
- share and share alike
Origin
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Old English scearu ‘division, part into which something may be divided’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schare and German Schar ‘troop, multitude’, also to shear. The verb dates from the late 16th century
[ʃɛː], (Verb)
Definitions:
- have a portion of (something) with another or others
(e.g: he shared the pie with her)
Phrases:
- share and share alike
Origin
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Old English scearu ‘division, part into which something may be divided’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schare and German Schar ‘troop, multitude’, also to shear. The verb dates from the late 16th century
[ʃɛː], (Noun)
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