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8 VERB If you share something personal such as a thought or a piece of news with someone, you tell them about it. □ [V n + with ] It can be beneficial to share your feelings with someone you trust. □ [V n] The renowned film critic shares his thoughts on the week's new movies.

9 VERB If you share something such as a message, photograph, or link, you post it on social media so that other people can see it. □ [V n] With your phone you can take great pictures and share them instantly.

10 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If something is divided or distributed among a number of different people or things, each of them has, or is responsible for, a share of it. □ [+ of ] Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills. [Also + in ]

11 N‑COUNT If you have or do your share of something, you have or do an amount that seems reasonable to you, or to other people. □ [+ of ] Women must receive their fair share of training for good-paying jobs.

12 → see also lion's share , market share , power-sharing

▸  share in PHRASAL VERB If you share in something such as a success or a responsibility, you are one of a number of people who achieve or accept it. □ [V P n] The company is offering you the chance to share in its success.

▸  share out

1 PHRASAL VERB If you share out an amount of something, you give each person in a group an equal or fair part of it. □ [V n P ] I drain the pasta, then I share it out between two plates. □ [V P n] The company will share out $1.3 billion among 500,000 policyholders.

2 → see also share-out

sha re capi|tal N‑UNCOUNT A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business. [BUSINESS ] □ [+ of ] The bank has a share capital of almost 100 million dollars.

share|crop|per /ʃeə ^r krɒpə ^r / (sharecroppers ) N‑COUNT A sharecropper is a farmer who pays the rent for his land with some of the crops they produce.

share|holder ◆◇◇ /ʃeə ^r hoʊldə ^r / (shareholders ) N‑COUNT A shareholder is a person who owns shares in a company. [BUSINESS ] □  …a shareholders' meeting.

share|holding /ʃeə ^r hoʊld I ŋ/ (shareholdings ) N‑COUNT If you have a shareholding in a company, you own some of its shares. [BUSINESS ]

sha re in|dex (share indices or share indexes ) N‑COUNT A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies. [BUSINESS ] □  The FT 30 share index was up 16.4 points to 1,599.6.

sha re is|sue (share issues ) N‑COUNT When there is a share issue , shares in a company are made available for people to buy. [BUSINESS ]

sha re op|tion (share options ) N‑COUNT A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price. [BRIT , BUSINESS ] □  Only a handful of firms offer share option schemes to all their employees. in AM use stock option

sha re-out (share-outs ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If there is a share-out of something, several people are given equal or fair parts of it. □ [+ of ] …the share-out of seats in the transitional government.

sha re shop (share shops ) N‑COUNT A share shop is a shop or internet website where members of the public can buy shares in companies. [BUSINESS ]

share|ware /ʃeə ^r weə ^r / N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Shareware is computer software that you can try before deciding whether or not to buy the legal right to use it. [COMPUTING ] □  …a shareware program.