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shares

NOUN
portion, allotment
Synonyms
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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 segment serving slice split taste whack
WEAK
cut in cut up fifty-fifty halver partage quotum
Antonyms
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whole
STRONG
entirety total
VERB
use in common with others
Synonyms
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distribute divide experience 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
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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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Reid stared at his phone and considered plowing a chunk of his savings into shares of Robinhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

After sliding for much of March, Reid’s Robinhood shares surged 31% in a single week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Hedge funds, which had bet against the market as volatility climbed, started rapidly unwinding those short positions by buying up shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Lilly declined 2.4% while Novo’s U.S.-listed shares tumbled 3.7%.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

He started with Allen Textiles Inc., buying up enough shares to oust the family from control.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson