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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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Concerns about powerful new AI tools and their potential to replace swaths of services offered by the software industry led to panic selling in related shares in early 2026.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

In midmorning trading, Micron shares were down 2%.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

And that is before factoring in the individual investors, who SpaceX hopes will buy one-third or more of the offering’s shares, well above the typical portion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Tesla shares fell almost 3% in afternoon trading on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

It’s one of the biggest in the community, with a panoramic view, presiding over the golf course and most every other house that shares our zip code.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman