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share

 
 
/ʃeər/ noun [C]

Definition

BUSINESS › one of the equal parts that the value of a company is divided into when it is owned by a group of people: to buy/sell shares We own shares in a number of companies. Share prices have fallen for the third day running.
PART › a part of something that has been divided: [usually singular] When am I going to get my share of the money?
(Definition of share noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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