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share

n. 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"

share, portion, part, percentage

n. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

parcel, portion, share

n. the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"

plowshare, ploughshare, share

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

contribution, part, share

n. the part played 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"

share

v. have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"

share

v. communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"

share

v. use jointly or in common

partake, share, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal

v. give out as one's portion or share

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part, section, division

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

section, subdivision

n. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

part, portion

n. something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

part, portion, component part, component, constituent

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"

piece

n. an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

dividend

n. that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly

quota

n. a proportional share assigned to each participant

fee

n. an interest in land capable of being inherited

allocation, storage allocation

n. (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions

ratio

n. the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

measure

n. a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

aid, assist, assistance, help

n. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

alms-giving, almsgiving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

subsidy

n. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"

claim

n. demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

pastime, interest, pursuit

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

consume, ingest, take in, take, have

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

segment

v. divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

tear

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

cut

v. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

allocate, apportion

v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

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