Idioms for share
on/upon shares,
on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking: They agreed to work on shares.
Origin of share
1
1325–75; Middle English (noun) “cutting, division”; Old English
scearu “fork of the body, groin”; cognate with Dutch
schaar, German
Schar “troop.” See
shear
SYNONYMS FOR share
synonym study for share
7.
Share,
partake,
participate mean to join with others or to receive in common with others. To
share is to give or receive a part of something, or to enjoy or assume something in common:
to share in another's experiences. To
partake is to take for one's own personal use a portion of something:
to partake of food. To
participate is especially to join with others in some thought, feeling, or, particularly, some action:
to participate in a race, in a conversation.
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Definition for sharing (2 of 2)
-sharing
Digital Technology.
a combining form with the meaning “the practice of giving specific users access to digital documents or other online content”: filesharing software; a video-sharing website.
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British Dictionary definitions for sharing (1 of 2)
share
1
/ (ʃɛə) /
noun
a part or portion of something owned, allotted to, or contributed by a person or group
(often plural)
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
See also ordinary shares, preference shares
go shares informal
to share (something) with another or others
verb
(tr often foll by out)
to divide or apportion, esp equally
(when intr, often foll by in)
to receive or contribute a portion of
we can share the cost of the petrol; six people shared in the inheritance
to join with another or others in the use of (something)
can I share your umbrella?
Derived forms of share
sharable or shareable, adjective sharer, nounWord Origin for share
Old English
scearu; related to Old Norse
skor amount, Old High German
scara crowd; see
shear
British Dictionary definitions for sharing (2 of 2)
Word Origin for share
Old English
scear; related to Old Norse
skeri, Old High German
scaro
Idioms and Phrases with sharing
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