shared out; sharing out; shares out
chiefly British
: to divide (something) into parts and give the parts to different people
In her will, she shared out her property to her nephews and nieces.
British
: an act of dividing something into parts and giving them to two or more people
There was an equal share-out of the money.
Examples of share out in a Sentence
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Shane Young, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
After the game, when invited to single out Donnarumma for praise, Luis Enrique tried to share out the credit.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The new 32-team tournament, held in the United States between June 14 and July 13, will see a $1billion pot shared out between those participating and a run to the final is now guaranteed to bring a huge windfall.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
So far this season, Postecoglou has shared out the midfield duties fairly equally between six players.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Check the context Articles and headlines can often be shared out of context.
—Melissa Mahtani, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
Nellie Beckett/Gulf States Newsroom The impact included local political strategists sharing out the FAQ voter guide, and 527 downloads of the Gulf States Gumbo podcast unpacking the project to cover District 2.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The coalition points to the fact that between 2022 and 2023, 1,457 government contracts amounting to over £460 million were shared out amongst just nine disability charities.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
That same share out of Bangladesh rose to 31 percent from 26 percent in the year-ago period, the group said.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
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Phrasal verb
From there, Boston trusts their movement and sharing out of those double teams.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
After the game, when invited to single out Donnarumma for praise, Luis Enrique tried to share out the credit.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The new 32-team tournament, held in the United States between June 14 and July 13, will see a $1billion pot shared out between those participating and a run to the final is now guaranteed to bring a huge windfall.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
So far this season, Postecoglou has shared out the midfield duties fairly equally between six players.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Check the context Articles and headlines can often be shared out of context.
—Melissa Mahtani, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
Nellie Beckett/Gulf States Newsroom The impact included local political strategists sharing out the FAQ voter guide, and 527 downloads of the Gulf States Gumbo podcast unpacking the project to cover District 2.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
The coalition points to the fact that between 2022 and 2023, 1,457 government contracts amounting to over £460 million were shared out amongst just nine disability charities.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
That same share out of Bangladesh rose to 31 percent from 26 percent in the year-ago period, the group said.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2024
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