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share - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" |
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portion,
part,
percentage |
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assets anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
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earnings,
lucre,
net,
net income,
net profit,
profit,
profits an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
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tranche a portion of something (especially money)
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dispensation the act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
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dole money received from the state
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way a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
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ration the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced"
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allowance the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
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piece,
slice a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
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split extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
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interest,
stake the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
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profit sharing a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business
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cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
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allocation,
allotment (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
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share - 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" |
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stock,
stock certificate the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
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stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory"
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share - give out as one's portion or share |
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apportion,
deal |
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divide,
part,
separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
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distribute,
give out,
hand out,
pass out give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
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share - use jointly or in common |
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apply,
employ,
use,
utilise,
utilize ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
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double up share a room or a bed designed for only one person
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pool join or form a pool of people
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communalise,
communalize make something the property of the commune or community
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share - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border" |
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overlap coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
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partake consume; "She didn't touch her food all night"
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osculate have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
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share - communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you" |
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communicate,
intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
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