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Share Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0
    share n
  1. 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"
  2. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: portion, part, percentage]
  3. the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans" [syn: parcel, portion]
  4. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: contribution, part]
  5. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: plowshare, ploughshare] v
  6. have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
  7. use jointly or in common
  8. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: partake, partake in]
  9. give out as one's portion or share [syn: divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal]
  10. communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
Share Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Share \Share\, n. [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.]
  1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
  2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. --Knight.
Share Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
    Share \Share\, v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. --Locke.
Share Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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    Wikipedia Meaning and Definition on 'Share'


    • Share: Share may refer to: To share a resource (such as food or money) is to make joint use of it; see sharing . Share (Shayyar), a man who ...
    • Share (finance): A person who buys share/shares of the company is called a shareholder and by acquiring share or shares in the company he/she becomes one ...
    • Market share: Market share, in strategic management and marketing is, according to Carlton O'Neal, the percentage or proportion of the total available ...
    • Shareholder: A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution (including a corporation ) that legally owns one or more share s of stock in ...

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    * Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. - Robert Louis Stephenson

    * If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost. - Aristotle

    * The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. - Benjamin Disraeli


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    • Analysis: With share price tumbling, what's ahead for Facebook stock? - Syracuse Post-Standard
      NEW YORK — If you were thinking of picking up a few shares of Facebook last week, when it went public at a price of $38, you might be seriously tempted now that the stock has fallen $7 in two days. But forget the dramatic drop. Investors ... Read more on this news related to 'Share'
    • Quick View: A share in the LSE - Financial Times
      The sale of the stakes in the London Stock Exchange by UniCredit and Banca Intesa Sanpaolo brings back into focus the future share ownership of the bourse. The two Italian banks were its third- and fourth-largest shareholders, with UniCredit holding a 6.1 ... Read more on this news related to 'Share'
    • Ride and park: Car share coming to Miami this summer - Miami Herald
      Starting this summer, Miami residents can start thinking about the once-unthinkable: Ditching the car. As early as July, the city parking authority will make 250 Smart Fortwo mini-cars available for rent by the minute, making Miami the latest ... Read more on this news related to 'Share'

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