share

[US]/ʃeə(r)/
[UK]/ʃer/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to distribute or divide into portions; to have a portion of
vi. to have a portion of something; to have in common
n. a portion or part of something; a stake or interest in a company

Phrases & Collocations

share with friends

share a meal

share ideas

share a secret

market share

share of

share with

share in

share price

per share

earnings per share

share capital

fair share

lion's share

on shares

share holding

share out

share transfer

share index

issued share

share of market

share option

issued share capital

common share

Example Sentences

Children must learn to share and share alike.

a dip in the share price.

a tumble in share prices.

share a room with sb.

share with sb. in distress

we share a love of music.

I had no share in the matter.

get an overdue share of attention

share weal and woe with the people

do one's share of the work.

shared in the profits.

They share their joys and sorrows.

His share is double.

I will share in the cost with you.

I've no money—we all share and share alike in camp.

Real-world Examples

The coins can be shared or collected.

Source: VOA Special August 2018 Collection

This is because they must share expensive facilities.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

To have shared adversity, shared opportunity.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2019 Collection

Rachel had come to despise the girl with whom she had shared a flat.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

Ice bear will never share again due to gravity.

Source: We Bare Bears

That’s how you come to understand how much we all share.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Uber has faced its share of controversy.

Source: NPR News February 2017 Compilation

This is the amount that we share.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2016 Compilation

Children have to learn how to share.

Source: Li Yang's Crazy English: Rapid Mastery of American Phonetic Symbols

I got my share of the money.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

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