share

English

/ʃɛə/, /ʃɛəɹ/

noun
Definitions
  • A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
  • (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.
  • (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
  • (internet) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.
  • The sharebone or pubis.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schare inherited from Old English scearu (division, shaving, tonsure, a cutting, part, a shearing, share) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skarō (division, share, troop, portion, detachment, a portion, a division) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱar-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ḱar-

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