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shares

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 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 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
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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Evergrande's stock market valuation shrank by 99% before its shares were taken off the Hong Kong exchange in August 2025 after more than a decade and a half of trading.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Investors worry that these changes could upend the software industry, and shares of cybersecurity companies dropped last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Oracle shares surged 11% to $153.24 on Monday, leading the S&P 500 after showcasing AI tools for utilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Replimune Group shares cratered Monday after the FDA’s second rejection of its experimental cancer therapy, RP1, for advanced melanoma.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“My shares in the Crow Club and Fifth Harbor.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo