Entry Word: share

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 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> <Sue's share of the bill comes to $13.44>

Synonyms allotment, allowance, cut, part, portion, proportion, quota

Related Words lot, ration; commission, percentage; member, partition, section, segment

Near Antonyms aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality; whole

2 a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something <she sold her share in the business to her partner> — see interest 1