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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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The company’s net income rose to $881 million, and revenue increased to $6.23 billion, but shares fell 8.6% in premarket trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Consumer journalist Rebecca Wilcox shares the latest news.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In Thursday’s premarket, the Avis shares fell another 9%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Nu Holdings, BBVA, and Grupo Financiero Banorte’s American depositary shares all have an average rating of Overweight on FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

As Eisman explained why no one in his right mind would own the very shares he had bought sixteen hours earlier, Danny dashed off text messages to his partners.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis