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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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U.S. stock futures edged higher, with indexes on course for another week of gains on hopes of an Iran deal and renewed appetite for tech shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

European shares also rose in reaction to the news.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Investors are dumping Netflix’s shares after Chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings said he would leave the board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He estimates that $80 would be a fair value for Netflix shares.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Theo shares news from the gallery, especially about an exhibit of Claude Monet’s work that he is mounting.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman