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Another word for share

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Noun

  1. That which is allotted

      1. To divide. Often used with up:
      2. A share or portion.
      1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
      2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
      3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:
      1. To divide (something) from end to end, into layers, or along the grain:
      2. To cause to be split unintentionally:
      3. To cause to undergo nuclear fission or division into elements:
      1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
      2. Food issued or available to members of a group.
      3. To supply with rations.
      1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
      2. A production assignment.
      3. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit:
      1. The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.
      2. This amount of energy regarded as a unit.
      3. A quantity or amount.
      1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
      2. A part separated from a whole.
      3. A helping of food.
      1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
      2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
      3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:
      1. A reference standard or sample used for the quantitative comparison of properties:
      2. A unit specified by a scale, such as an inch, or by variable conditions, such as a day's march.
      3. A system of measurement, such as the metric system.
      1. A large extent, amount, or number:
      2. Used adverbially to mean “to a great degree or extent” or “frequently”:
      3. A number of associated people or things:
      1. The distribution by the government of relief payments to the unemployed.
      2. A share of money, food, or clothing that has been charitably given:
      3. One's fate.
      1. The act of allowing.
      2. An amount that is allowed or granted:
      3. Something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose:
      1. The act of allotting:
      2. Something allotted:
      1. an allocating or being allocated
      2. a thing or amount allocated
    See also:

    collect

  2. One's proper or expected function in a common effort

      1. A character or part played by a performer.
      2. The characteristic and expected social behavior of an individual.
      3. A function or position.
      1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion:
      2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole:
      3. An object that is one member of a group or class:
      1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
      2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
      3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:
    See also:

    participate

    do

Verb

  1. To give out in portions or shares

    See also:

    collect

  2. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in

    Idioms:
    See also:

    start

    participate

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Another word for share

Noun
      1. A percentage or share of the profits of an enterprise, especially one given or accepted as a bribe.
      1. To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
      2. To kill deliberately; murder.
      3. To deal a sharp, resounding blow.
      1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
      2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
      3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:
      1. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
      2. The authority so granted.
      3. The matter or task so authorized:
      1. Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
      2. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
      3. The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright:
      1. A fraction or ratio with 100 understood as the denominator; for example, 0.98 equals a percentage of 98.
      2. The result obtained by multiplying a quantity by a percent.
      3. A proportion or share in relation to a whole; a part:
      1. A quantity to be divided.
      2. A share of profits paid to a stockholder or to a policyholder in a mutual insurance society.
      3. A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt.
      1. A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.
      2. A very small amount:
      1. The act of allowing.
      2. An amount that is allowed or granted:
      3. Something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose:
      1. A small part broken off or detached.
      2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit:
      3. A sentence fragment.
      1. An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as13 .
      2. A disconnected piece; a fragment.
      3. A small part; a bit:
      1. A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals.
      2. The amount of radiation administered as therapy to a given site.
      3. An ingredient added, especially to wine, to impart flavor or strength.
      1. Something wrapped up or packaged; a package.
      2. A plot of land, usually a division of a larger area.
      3. A quantity of merchandise offered for sale.
      1. The act of allotting:
      2. Something allotted:
      1. A thin broad piece cut from a larger object:
      2. An often wedge-shaped piece cut from a larger, usually circular object:
      3. A portion or share:
      1. A fixed portion, especially an amount of food allotted to persons in military service or to civilians in times of scarcity.
      2. Food issued or available to members of a group.
      3. To supply with rations.
      1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion:
      2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole:
      3. An object that is one member of a group or class:
      1. The act of one that serves.
      2. An individual portion or helping of food or drink.
      1. A single portion of food.
      1. A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group; an allotment.
      2. A production assignment.
      3. A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting or designated as an upper limit:
      1. A section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole.
      2. A part separated from a whole.
      3. A helping of food.
      1. A portion, division, piece, or segment of a whole.
      2. Any of several equal portions or fractions that can constitute a whole or into which a whole can be divided:
      3. A division of a book or artistic work such as a film:
      1. The act of apportioning.
      2. The condition of having been apportioned.
      3. The proportional distribution of the number of members of the US House of Representatives on the basis of the population of each state.
      1. The act or process of dividing.
      2. The state of having been divided.
      3. The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.
Verb

  1. To divide

    Antonyms:

  2. To partake

    See also:

    like

    Antonyms:

  3. To give

      1. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
      2. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
      3. To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.
      1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer:
      2. To apply; use:
      3. To place or stow:
      1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
      2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
      3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:
    See also:

    give

  4. To pay half of the expenses

Idioms:

    on shares

Synonym Study

  • Partake implies taking or accepting one's share, as of a meal or responsibility to partake of a friend's hospitality
  • Participate implies taking part with others in some activity or enterprise to participate in the talks
  • Share means to use, enjoy, or possess in common with others and generally connotes giving or receiving a part of something to share expenses
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Sentence Examples

  • I had no plans to share with Howie what I'd learned of his previous life.

  • I can't share what I see with anyone else and it not only reeks of voyeurism but feels selfish to me.

  • He'd never been able to share his pain with anyone else.

  • While Dean had no desire to participate in the new and perilous sport of ice climbing, he didn't share Cynthia total perplexity at why a sane human being would even consider subjecting himself or herself to such uncomfortable danger.

  • "Thirty bucks is your share," Fred said, a bold-faced lie.

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