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say it: sher
share is a noun and verb meaning "assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group". It is pronounced /ˈʃɛɹ/ — sher. It carries 10 recorded senses.
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
“he wanted his share in cash”
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”
the effort contributed 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”
a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
use jointly or in common
have, give, or receive a share of
“We shared the cake”
give out as one's portion or share
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for share come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.