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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
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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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Truist analyst Youssef Squali on Friday raised his Amazon stock price target to $285 from $280 and maintained a Buy rating on the shares.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Eurovision host Victoria Swarovski shares her top spots in the city of music, including where to find the best Viennese dessert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said Friday that it has applied to list its common shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CBRS.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Adobe shares fell 1.5% to $244.45 and Figma sank 6.9% to $18.92 after the launch.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

This hazmat is shorter in height than Xander, but my system tells me that their hair shares the same color pigments.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga