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Meaning of share

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  share
      n 1: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an
           individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
           [syn: {share}, {portion}, {part}, {percentage}]
      2: any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a
         corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by
         a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the
         market price"
      3: the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death
         gets more than its share of attention from theologians" [syn:
         {parcel}, {portion}, {share}]
      4: the part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am
         proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all
         did their share of the work" [syn: {contribution}, {part},
         {share}]
      5: a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
         [syn: {plowshare}, {ploughshare}, {share}]
      v 1: have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The
           two countries share a long border"
      2: use jointly or in common
      3: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn:
         {partake}, {share}, {partake in}]
      4: give out as one's portion or share [syn: {share}, {divvy up},
         {portion out}, {apportion}, {deal}]
      5: communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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