share
Pronunciation: (shâr), [key]
— n., v., shared, shar•ing.
—n.
- the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.
- on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking: They agreed to work on shares.
—v.t.
- to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.
- to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly: The two chemists shared the Nobel prize.
—v.i.
- to have a share or part; take part (often fol. by in).
- to divide, apportion, or receive equally.
share
Pronunciation: (shâr), [key]
— n.
- a plowshare.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.