share n (PART) - definition in American English Dictionary

/ʃer/, /ʃær/ n [C] (PART)

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› one of the parts into which something has been divided: The total bill comes to $200, so our share is $40. She’s not doing her fair share of the work.

(Definition of share n (PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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shape v FORM
-shaped adj
shapeless adj
shapely adj
shard n
share n PART
share n PART OWNERSHIP
share v DIVIDE INTO PARTS
sharecropper n
shareholder n
shark n

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