shares 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of share
as in participates
to take a share or part everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits

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shares

2 of 2

noun

plural of share
1
as in portions
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group my share of the lottery winnings is over a million dollars her share of the bill comes to $13.44

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2
as in interests
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something she sold her share in the business to her partner

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Verb
  • The company actively participates in industry collaborations like the Green Hotel Club while aligning with evolving regulatory frameworks.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • No matter what sports team a student plays on or what extracurricular activities a student participates in, every student deserves to be treated with the utmost kindness and respect – on and off the field, in and out of the classroom.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Common structures include commission plans (where salespeople earn a percentage of their sales) or bonuses for meeting or exceeding quotas.
    Arnab Mishra, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Users may wish to do this for privacy reasons or, more likely, to recover capacity from their online storage quotas.
    Paul Monckton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Those gifts were over and above the trust’s target percentages.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Wine and spirits sales and operating income were both down double-digit percentages in the company’s fiscal 2025 second quarter .
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Shares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shares. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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