sharing Definition

share¹
noun

1. A part allotted, contributed, or owned by each of several people or groups.

Thesaurus: portion, percentage, part, allowance, cut, ration, allotment, quota, serving, helping, due.
2. A portion, section or division.
3. The fixed units into which the total wealth of a business company is divided, ownership of which gives the right to receive a portion of the company's profits.

Form: shares (usually)

verb shared, sharing

1. To have in common.

Example: We share several interests
2. To use something with someone else.

Example: We had to share a book in class
3. To have joint possession or use of it, or joint responsibility for it, with another or others.

Thesaurus: allot, divide, split, distribute, apportion, deal, dispense, assign.
Form: share in something (also)
4. To divide into shares.

Derivative: sharer
noun

Idiom: go shares

colloq
To divide something.

Idiom: lion's share

See under lion.

Idiom: share and share alike

To give everyone their due share.

With or in equal shares.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon scearu.

Phrasal Verb: share something out

To divide it into portions and distribute it among several people or groups. See also share-out.