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shares

NOUN
portion, allotment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contribution dividend division interest part percentage proportion stake
STRONG
allowance apportionment bite chunk claim commission cut divide divvy dose drag due end fraction fragment helping heritage lagniappe lot measure meed parcel piece pittance plum points quantum quota quotient rake-off ration segment serving slice split taste whack
WEAK
cut in cut up fifty-fifty halver partage quotum
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
entirety total
VERB
use in common with others
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distribute divide experience participate receive split
STRONG
accord administer allot apportion assign bestow deal dispense divvy part partake partition prorate quota ration shift slice yield
WEAK
be a party to cut the pie divide with divvy up dole out give and take give out go Dutch go fifty-fifty go halves go in with have a hand in have a portion of mete out parcel out pay half piece up slice up split up take a part of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
collect combine gather hold join keep maintain
STRONG
deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse take unite withhold
WEAK
be selfish

Example Sentences

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That should lower the risk premium on Samsung’s shares as the company will be supported by longer supply contracts, they said in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

On Wednesday, shares jumped 13% in early trade, bringing Samsung’s market capitalization to 1,530 trillion won, equivalent to $1.04 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Our Journal correspondent shares her experience as a Japanese woman reporting for an American newspaper in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Arista Networks shares fell nearly 14% despite exceeding first-quarter expectations with $2.7 billion revenue and 87 cents adjusted EPS.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“Bark? Yes. This is Nimbus. I want you to sell all my shares in the shuttle port. Yes, all of them. I have a hunch the price is about to take a severe dive.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer