Share (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
  2. one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.
  3. Digital Technology.
    • a digital file or document that can be accessed by specific users on a computer network, as for viewing, downloading, or making changes to it: I just sent you a share—can you improve the second paragraph?
    • an act of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network: You can do a video share with friends and family.
verb (used with object), shared, shar·ing.
  1. to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.
  2. to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly: The two chemists shared the Nobel Prize.
  3. to give specific users access to (online content), as by posting it on a social media website or sending it as an email attachment: to share photos on Instagram;a shared spreadsheet.
verb (used without object), shared, shar·ing.
  1. to have a share or part; take part (often followed by in).
  2. to divide, apportion, or receive equally.
  3. to give specific users access to online content: You can share via email, Facebook, or Twitter.
adjective
  1. noting or relating to the practice of sharing online content with specific users on a computer network: Add a share button to your site.
Idioms
  1. on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking: They agreed to work on shares.
noun
  1. a plowshare.
noun
  1. a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group
  2. any of the equal parts, usually of low par value, into which the capital stock of a company is divided: ownership of shares carries the right to receive a proportion of the company's profits
  3. to share (something) with another or others
verb
  1. to divide or apportion, esp equally
  2. to receive or contribute a portion of
  3. to join with another or others in the use of (something)
noun
  1. short for ploughshare
Share (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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