the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.

one of the equal fractional parts into which the capital stock of a joint-stock company or a corporation is divided.

to divide and distribute in shares; apportion.

to use, participate in, enjoy, receive, etc., jointly

The two chemists shared the Nobel prize.

to have a share or part; take part (often fol. by in ).

to divide, apportion, or receive equally. ?

on or upon shares

on the principle of sharing the profits or losses of an undertaking

They agreed to work on shares.

noun

whole

verb

be selfish , hold , keep

noun

allowance , apportionment , bite , chunk , claim , commission , contribution , cut , cut in , cut up , divide , dividend , division , divvy , dose , drag * , due , end , fifty-fifty * , fraction , fragment , halver , helping , heritage , interest , lagniappe , lot , measure , meed , parcel , part , partage , percentage , piece , pittance , plum , points , proportion , quantum , quota , quotient , quotum , rake-off , ration , segment , serving , slice , split , stake , taste , whack * , allocation , dole , portion , role , allotment , complicity , contingent , royalty

verb

accord , administer , allot , apportion , assign , be a party to , bestow , cut the pie , deal , dispense , distribute , divide , divide with , divvy , divvy up * , dole out , experience , 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 , part , partake , participate , partition , pay half , piece up , prorate , quota , ration , receive , shift , slice , slice up , split , split up , take a part of , yield , portion , conduce , allotment , allowance , claim , commission , cut , dividend , division , dole , interest , lot , moiety , participate in , percentage , piece , plowshare , proportion , ratio , stake