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share

[shair] / ʃɛər /
NOUN
portion, allotment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contribution dividend division interest part percentage proportion stake
STRONG
allowance apportionment bite chunk claim commission cut divide divvy dose drag due end fraction fragment helping heritage lagniappe lot measure meed parcel piece pittance plum points quantum quota quotient rake-off ration royalty segment serving slice split taste whack
WEAK
cut in cut up fifty-fifty halver partage quotum
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
entirety total
VERB
use in common with others
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribute divide participate receive split
STRONG
accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield
WEAK
be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a hand in have a portion of mete out parcel out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect combine gather hold join keep maintain
STRONG
deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold
WEAK
be selfish

Example Sentences

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The proposed rule would require providers to review and manage liquidity risks, which may mean capping alternative investments at a modest share of the portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The firm has acquired such names as the outerwear retailer Eddie Bauer, Brooks Brothers and Reebok, and in January took a 51% share in the fashion brand Guess.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

We asked our colleague Nadira Goffe to share her Oura Ring data with us to test out why the Trump administration is so obsessed with wearables.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026

Their willingness to share didn't mean there weren't moments of hesitation about where, if anywhere, the line should be drawn.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Even the soldiers seemed happy to share what little food they had.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.