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noun
1.
Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.  Synonyms: part, percentage, portion.
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.
3.
The allotment of some amount by dividing something.  Synonyms: parcel, portion.
4.
The part played by a person in bringing about a result.  Synonyms: contribution, part.  "They all did their share of the work"
5.
A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil.  Synonyms: ploughshare, plowshare.
verb
(past & past part. shared; pres. part. sharing)
1.
Have in common.  "The two countries share a long border"
2.
Use jointly or in common.
3.
Have, give, or receive a share of.  Synonyms: partake, partake in.
4.
Give out as one's portion or share.  Synonyms: apportion, deal, divvy up, portion out.
5.
Communicate.



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... shall crow, and for the full space of a year and a day from this period.' 'I may not refuse thee,' said the baron, 'consistently with my oath and my honour. For a year and a day I will be thy pledge, and thou shall share with me roof and chamber, wine and food. But thou, too, must obey the law of Zoroaster, which, as it says, Let the stronger protect the weaker brother, says also, Let the wiser instruct the brother who hath less knowledge. I am the stronger, and thou shalt be safe under my protection; but ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume XIII, No. 370, Saturday, May 16, 1829. • Various

... of relative differences and gradations. Industrial control may be divided in varying proportions,[101] reflecting at any one time the relative ratio of bargaining power of the contesting sides. It is labor's aim to continue increasing its bargaining power and with it its share of industrial control, just as it is the employer's aim to maintain a status quo or better. Although this presupposes a continuous struggle, it is not a ...
— A History of Trade Unionism in the United States • Selig Perlman

... survey of the field of Celtic folk-tales it is clear that Ireland and Scotland provide the lion's share. The interesting thing to notice is the remarkable similarity of Scotch and Irish folk-tales. The continuity of language and culture between these two divisions of Gaeldom has clearly brought about this identity ...
— Celtic Fairy Tales • Joseph Jacobs (coll. & ed.)

... all; she clapped her hands with delight when any one of these precious presents especially pleased her, calling Alexis, Grunstein, and Woronzow to share ...
— The Daughter of an Empress • Louise Muhlbach

... has come in for its due share of plant names, as for instance the sun-spurge, which has been nicknamed cat's-milk, from its milky juice oozing in drops, as milk from the small teats of a cat; and the blossoms of the talix, designated cats-and-kittens, or kittings, probably in allusion to their soft, fur-like ...
— The Folk-lore of Plants • T. F. Thiselton-Dyer


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