SHARES Synonyms & Antonyms - 107 words

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Definitions

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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Applicants for so-called golden visas in Europe may need to make nonrefundable investments of between $170,000 and $900,000 in projects deemed to be of national interest such as local company shares or one-off government contributions.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Other hedge-fund managers were more sanguine, arguing that the market might have trouble digesting all the new shares in the weeks ahead but that the economy remains strong, a fact underscored by Friday’s employment data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Institutional buying never picked up and shares struggled to gain traction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Semiconductor shares plunged 10.3%, marking their largest one-day drop since March 2020.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

At dinner tonight, when my family shares what we’re each thankful for, I’m going to say, “I’m thankful for my new friend.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan