Meaning of share In English

• 0 to have or use something at the same time as someone else:

  • She's very possessive about her toys and finds it hard to share.

  • Bill and I shared an office for years.

  • I share a house with four other people.

  • Will you share your sandwich with me?

  • Let's share the sweets (out) among/between everyone.

  • We should share (in) the reward.

  • Shall we share the driving?

  • We shared the preparation for the party between us, so it wasn't too much work.

  • We share an interest in sailing.

  • All hospitals share some common characteristics.

  • I don't share your views/beliefs.

  • The management and the union both share in the responsibility for the crisis.

  • She knew that he was the person she wanted to share her life with.

  • He's not very good at sharing his worries.

  • It's nice to have someone you can share your problems with.

  • Come on, Bob, share the joke (with us).

  • You might even recommend an article to other readers or share it on Facebook.

• 1 a part of something that has been divided between several people:

  • The total bill comes to €80, so our share is €20.

  • We ought to make sure that everyone gets equal shares of the food.

  • His share of the vote rose by 15 percentage points among Hispanics.

  • She's not doing her share of the work.

  • We must all accept some share of the responsibility.

• 2 one of the equal parts that the ownership of a company is divided into, and that can be bought by members of the public:

  • The value of my shares has risen/fallen by eight percent.

  • We have some shares in Apple.

  • He invests in stocks and shares.

  • share prices

• 3 an occasion when someone shares something on a social media website:

  • Her post has had over a thousand shares on Facebook.

• 4 one of the parts into which something has been divided:

  • The total bill comes to $200, so our share is $40.

  • She’s not doing her fair share of the work.

• 5 one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided:

  • She owns 2000 shares of General Electric.

• 6 to divide or use something with others:

  • [ T ] Why don’t we share the salad?

  • [ I/T ] All the employees in the company share (in) the profits.

  • [ T ] She shares an office with Anne.

  • [ T ] It’s a long trip – why don’t we share the driving (= each do some of it)?

  • [ T ] Our whole family shares an interest in hiking (= We all like it).

  • [ T ] I have an idea I’d like to share with you (= tell you).

• 7 one of the parts that results when something is divided between several people, groups, etc., or a number representing that part:

  • The total bill comes to €80, so our share is €20.

  • The party's share of the vote fell from 39% to 24%.

  • We must all accept some share of the responsibility.

• 8 one of the units that the ownership of a company, fund, etc. is divided into and which can be bought by members of the public:

  • She buys and sells stocks and shares.

  • The value of my shares has fallen by 8%.

  • Share prices have gone up for three weeks in a row.

  • have/own/hold shares in sth

  • On the London Stock Exchange, 18.5 million shares were traded yesterday.

  • The company is talking to its investors about issuing shares to fund the deal.

• 9 a lot, or more than enough, of something bad:

  • We've certainly got our share of problems at the moment.

  • The country's economy has seen its fair share of difficult times lately.