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share2

UK: /ʃeər/ US: /ʃer/

Translation

n [c]
(en economía)
acción
n [c, u]
parte
I took my share of the money and left
Cogí mi parte del dinero y me fui
to have one's (fair) share of sth We've had our fair share of arguments
Hemos discutido bastantes veces
They've had more than their fair share of help!
¡Ya han recibido más ayuda de la que les correspondía!
Véase tb: a fair {slice/share} of the cake; market share
(Definition of share nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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