Share definition

Share as a noun

1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

   "he wanted his share in cash"

   Same sense: part, portion, percentage

2. 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"

3. the allotment of some amount by dividing something

   "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

   Same sense: portion, parcel

4. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

   "they all did their share of the work"

   Same sense: part, contribution

5. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

   Same sense: ploughshare, plowshare

Share as a verb

6. have in common

   "Our children share a love of music"

7. use jointly or in common

8. have, give, or receive a share of

   "We shared the cake"

   Same sense: partake in, partake

9. give out as one's portion or share

   Same sense: deal, portion out, divvy up, apportion

10. communicate

    "I'd like to share this idea with you"

Synonyms and antonyms

• part definition
• portion
• percentage
• parcel
• contribution
• ploughshare
• plowshare
• partake in
• partake
• deal definition
• portion out
• divvy up
• apportion

How to say share

Share has 1 syllable and rhymes with their. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with share

• their
• there
• where
• care
• air
• hair
• fair
• wear
• square
• aware
• software
• rare

SHARE in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

4

Is SHARE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SHARE in the word checker, or unscramble SHARE to see its 4 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.