The Wordsmith Dictionary

share crop per |ˈSHe (ə )rˌkräpər ˈʃɛ (ə )rˌkrɑpər | ▶noun a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. DERIVATIVES share crop verb ( sharecrops, sharecropping, sharecropped )

shared care

shared care ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) an arrangement between a welfare agency and the family of a mentally or physically ill person for the provision of respite care or emergency assistance.

shared ownership

shared own ¦er |ship ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Britain ) a system by which the occupier of a dwelling buys a proportion of the property and pays rent on the remainder, typically to a local authority or housing association.

share-farmer

share-farmer ▶noun chiefly Austral. /NZ a tenant farmer who receives an agreed share of the profits from the owner. DERIVATIVES share-farming noun

shareholder

share hold er |ˈSHe (ə )rˌhōldər ˈʃɛ (ə )rˌhoʊldər | ▶noun an owner of shares in a company. DERIVATIVES share hold ing |-ˌhōldiNG |noun

share milker

share milk ¦er ▶noun NZ a person who works another's dairy farm for a share of the profits, often owning all or part of the herd of cows.

share option

share op tion |ˈʃɛ (ə )r ˌɑpʃən | ▶noun British term for stock option.

share-out

share-out ▶noun Brit. an act of sharing something out, especially money.

share premium

share pre |mium ▶noun Finance the amount by which the amount received by a company for a stock issue exceeds its face value.

shareware

share ware |ˈSHe (ə )rˌwe (ə )r ˈʃɛ (ə )rˌwɛ (ə )r | ▶noun Computing software that is available free of charge and often distributed informally for evaluation, after which a fee may be requested for continued use.

Oxford Dictionary

share 1 |ʃɛː | ▶noun 1 a part or portion of a larger amount which is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute: under the proposals, investors would pay a greater share of the annual fees required | we gave them all the chance to have a share in the profits. • each of the notional parts into which property held by joint owners is divided: Jake had a share in a large, seagoing vessel. • [ in sing. ] the allotted or due amount of something that a person expects to have or to do, or that is expected to be accepted or done by them: she's done more than her fair share of globetrotting. • [ in sing. ] a person's part in or contribution to something: she can't take a share in childcare — she's a nervous wreck. 2 one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided, entitling the holder to a proportion of the profits: he's selling his shares in BT. ▶verb [ with obj. ] have a portion of (something ) with another or others: he shared the pie with her | all members of the band equally share the band's profits. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] give a portion of (something ) to another or others: they shared out the peanuts. • use, occupy, or enjoy (something ) jointly with another or others: they once shared a flat in Chelsea | [ no obj. ] : there weren't enough plates so we had to share | (as adj. shared ) : a shared bottle of wine. • possess (a view or quality ) in common with others: other countries don't share our reluctance to eat goat meat. • [ no obj. ] (share in ) (of a number of people or organizations ) have a part in (something, especially an activity ): UK companies would share in the development of three oil platforms. • tell someone about (something, especially something personal ): she had never shared the secret with anyone before. PHRASES share and share alike have or receive an equal share: we all share and share alike in camp. share a moment see moment. DERIVATIVES shareable (also sharable ) adjective, sharer noun ORIGIN Old English scearu ‘division, part into which something may be divided ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schare and German Schar ‘troop, multitude ’, also to shear. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

share 2 |ʃɛː | ▶noun short for ploughshare.

share capital

share cap |ital ▶noun [ mass noun ] the part of the capital of a company that comes from the issue of shares.

sharecropper

share |crop |per |ˈʃɛːkrɒpə | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. DERIVATIVES sharecrop verb ( sharecrops, sharecropping, sharecropped )

shared care

shared care ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in the UK ) an arrangement between a welfare agency and the family of a mentally or physically ill person for the provision of respite care or emergency assistance.

shared ownership

share-farmer

share-farmer ▶noun chiefly Austral. /NZ a tenant farmer who receives an agreed share of the profits from the owner. DERIVATIVES share-farming noun

shareholder

share |hold ¦er |ˈʃɛːhəʊldə | ▶noun an owner of shares in a company. DERIVATIVES shareholding noun

share milker

share milk ¦er ▶noun NZ a person who works another's dairy farm for a share of the profits, often owning all or part of the herd of cows.

share option

share op ¦tion ▶noun a benefit in the form of an option given by a company to an employee to buy a share in the company at a discount or at a stated fixed price.

share-out

share-out ▶noun Brit. an act of sharing something out, especially money.

share premium

share pre |mium ▶noun Finance the amount by which the amount received by a company for a stock issue exceeds its face value.

shareware

share |ware |ˈʃɛːwɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing software that is available free of charge and often distributed informally for evaluation, after which a fee may be requested for continued use.

American Oxford Thesaurus

share noun her share of the profits: portion, part, division, quota, quantum, allowance, ration, allocation, measure, due; percentage, commission, dividend; helping, serving; informal cut, slice. ▶verb 1 we share the bills: split, divide, go halves on; informal go fifty-fifty on, go Dutch on. 2 they shared out the bottles of water: apportion, divide up, allocate, portion out, ration out, parcel out, measure out; carve up, divvy up. 3 we all share in the learning process: participate in, take part in, play a part in, be involved in, contribute to, have a hand in, partake in. WORD NOTE share Try as I might, I will never be able to bring myself to use this word to mean "to tell a story " or "to make a confession. " Thank you for sharing that sad account of your most embarrassing moment. In my view, the object of the verb should be a real or abstract commodity, not a narrative. The king was deposed because he refused to share his wealth and power. Perhaps it's because, in the more old-fashioned usage, sharing (and, by extension, whatever was being shared ) was an inarguably good thing. Children should be taught to share their toys. But being invited to share our personal history can feel like an invasion of privacy, and when someone else shares in that way, it's possible that the process can turn out to be a burden or an imposition, rather than a desirable act of unselfishness and generosity. — FP Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

Oxford Thesaurus

share noun her share of the profits from the original television show: portion, part, division, bit, quota, allowance, ration, allocation, allotment, lot, measure, due; percentage, commission; dividend; stake, interest, equity; helping, serving; informal cut, whack, slice, piece /slice of the cake, piece of the action, rake-off; Brit. informal divvy; rare apportionment, quantum, moiety. ▶verb 1 we were a real eighties couple —we shared the bills and the shopping: split, divide, go halves in /with; informal go fifty-fifty in, go Dutch. 2 they shared out the peanuts: apportion, portion out, divide up, allocate, ration out, give out, distribute, dispense, hand out, dish out, deal out, dole out, parcel out, measure out; carve up; informal divvy up. 3 a tutorial is an opportunity for a student to share in the learning process: participate in, take part in, play a part in, have a role in, be involved in, contribute to, have a hand in, have something to do with, partake in; have a share in, have a percentage of, have a stake in. ANTONYMS be excluded from.

Duden Dictionary

Share Substantiv, maskulin , der |ʃɛːɐ̯ |der Share; Genitiv: des Shares, Plural: die Shares englisch share, eigentlich = Teil, Anteil englische Bezeichnung für: Aktie

Shareholder

Share hol der Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der |ˈʃɛːɐ̯hoʊldɐ |der Shareholder; Genitiv: des Shareholders, Plural: die Shareholder englisch shareholder, aus: share, Share und holder = Inhaber englische Bezeichnung für: Aktionär

Shareholder-Value

Share hol der-Va lue, Share hol der va lue Substantiv, maskulin Wirtschaft , der Shareholdervalue |…ˈvɛljuː …ˈvɛljuː |der Shareholder-Value; Genitiv: des Shareholder-Value [s ], Plural: die Shareholder-Values der Shareholdervalue; Genitiv: des Shareholdervalue [s ], Plural: die Shareholdervalues englisch shareholder value sich auf die Aktionäre aufteilendes Eigenkapital, Unternehmenswert

Shareware

Share ware Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈʃɛːɐ̯wɛːɐ̯ |die Shareware; Genitiv: der Shareware, Plural: die Sharewares englisch share ware = (mit anderen ) geteilte Ware Software, die vor dem Kauf von zahlreichen Nutzern und Nutzerinnen kostengünstig getestet werden darf und erst nach Eignungsnachweis bezahlt werden muss

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

share 1 /ʃeə r /〖語源は「区分, 切ること」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 〖a ～/one's ～〗【支出義務などの】割り当て , 仕事の分担 «of » ; «…における » 役割 , 貢献 «in » ▸ He had a large share in (bringing about ) our victory .彼は我々の勝利をもたらすのに大いに貢献した ▸ He took no share in the murder .彼はその殺人事件には関係しなかった ▸ Your share of the expenses is $2 .君には支出を2ドル分担してもらいます ▸ We had our share of laughs .我々も大いに笑った ▸ move into a flat [house ] share ｟英｠アパート [家 ]を共同で借りる .2 〖a ～/one's ～〗【利益などの】分け前 , 取り分 «of » ▸ He had [got ] his fair share of the profits .彼は利益の当然の分け前をもらった 3 C (企業財産などの )分担所有 [経営 ], 共有 (権 ); ｟英｠(企業の )株 (式 )(｟米｠stock ); 株券 ▸ ordinary shares 通常株 ▸ hold 5,000 shares in a railway company 鉄道会社 (株 )を5千株持っている ▸ a share offer [issue ]株を売り出すこと .4 U C 〖通例a ～/one's ～〗市場占有率 , シェア ▸ set [gain ] a 60 \% market share 60パーセントの市場占有率を得る ▸ increase market share by 15 \%市場占有率を15パーセント増す .come ì n for one's (f ù ll ) sh á re of A (たっぷり )A 〈批判など〉を受けたのは当然だ, (十分 )Aに値する .f à ll to A's sh á re A 〈人〉の分け前 [分担, 仕事 ]になる .g ò sh á res «人と /…を » 山分けする, 共同でやる [負担する ] «with /in » .h à ve (m ò re than ) one's f à ir sh á re of A A 〈いやなことなど〉がありすぎる ▸ My father had more than his fair share of trouble .私の父は人一倍苦労した on sh á res 利益山分けで, 損害共同負担で .sh à re (and sh à re ) al í ke ｟話｠ «…と » 平等に分けること «with » ▸ All our costs will be share and share alike .我々の経費は皆で平等に負担しよう .動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; sharing /ʃé ə rɪŋ /他動詞 1 〈人が〉【人と /人の間で】〈部屋道具など〉を一緒に使用する , 共有する «with /among » ▸ a shared house ｟英｠共有の住宅 ▸ He shares a flat with me .彼は私とアパートで同居している ▸ The kitchen is shared by 4 students .台所は学生4人で共同使用されている .2 【人の間で】〈物〉を分配する , 均等に分ける (out ) «among , between » ; 【人に】〈自分の物〉を分けてやる , 使わせる «with » ▸ share (out ) one's food among [between ] one's friends 食べ物を友人たちに分配する (!この意味では3人以上でもbetweenを用いることができる ) ▸ share one's wine with a friend 友人にブドウ酒を分けてやる .3 【人と】〈悲喜行動意見特徴など〉を共にする , 分かち合う «with » ; 〈義務損失など〉を共同負担する ; 【人に】〈意見など〉を話す «with » (!通例進行形にしない ) ▸ share an interest in philosophy 哲学への興味を共有する ▸ They all share the responsibility for the mess-up .彼らは皆その混乱の責任がある ▸ Let's share the secret with us .その秘密を私たちに話してくれ .自動詞 1 «人と /…を » 分け合う , 共同分担 [負担 ]する «with /in » ; «…に » 参加する «in » ; 【成功などの】分け前にあずかる «in » ▸ I'll share with you in the cost .私は経費を君と分担しましょう .2 ｟主に米｠(秘密問題などについて )語る .～́ cert ì ficate 株券 .～́ cr ò pper ＝share (-)cropper .～̀ d b á throom (アパートなどの )共同バスルーム .～́ ì ndex 株価指数 .～̀ pr é mium ｟英｠資本剰余金 (｟米｠capital surplus ).～́ sh ò p 株式売買所 .

share 2 名詞 C ｟やや古｠鋤（すき）の刃 (plowshare ).

sharecrop

sh á re cr ò p 動詞 →crop 自動詞他動詞 (〈耕地〉を )小作する .

share(-)cropper

sh á re (-)cr ò p per 名詞 C ｟主に米｠小作人 .

shareholder

share holder /ʃéə r hòʊldə r /名詞複～s /-z /C ｟主に英｠株主 (｟主に米｠stockholder ).

shareholding

sh á re h ò lding 名詞 C 株式保有 .

share-out

sh á re- ò ut 名詞 C 〖通例単数形で〗(公平な )分配, 配分 .

shareware

sh á re w à re 名詞 U 〘コンピュ〙シェアウェア〘無料で入手できるが継続使用する際に料金を払うソフト〙.