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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for share

Noun

1. share, stock certificate, stock
usage: 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. share, portion, part, percentage, assets
usage: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
3. parcel, portion, share, allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
usage: the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
4. contribution, part, share, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
usage: 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"
5. plowshare, ploughshare, share, wedge
usage: a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Verb

1. share, overlap
usage: have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
2. share, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
usage: use jointly or in common
3. partake, share, partake in, get, acquire
usage: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"
4. share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal, distribute, give out, hand out
usage: give out as one's portion or share
5. share, communicate, intercommunicate
usage: communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
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