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share

111 3.1
One act of posting someone else's content online
  • noun
  • /ʃɛr/
  • Texting
translation icon : compartido
  • Criticisms, however, belie the fact that market share analysis is already frequently used in antitrust litigation.

Examples

  • Their production levels rise, and their share of the market increases to sixty percent.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Although market share is an easy concept to understand, market share is difficult to measure.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Accounting for increased market share will be a step in the right direction.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Information on creating a business plan covers determining market share, location, promotion, forms of ownership, etc.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Not surprisingly, India's share in world exports has been low and has declined over time.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The video quickly went viral, resulting in over 200,000 shares across various platforms.

  • She was thrilled to see that her post received a record number of shares from her followers.

  • The article received many shares, making it one of the most popular pieces on the site.

Idioms

lion's share
  • Informal
20 3.8

The largest part of something that goes to one person or group

Give everyone an equal part

Compounds

earning per share
  • Specialized
5 5.5

The profit a company makes for each share of its stock

bearer share
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A share certificate that has no owner's name and makes the person who holds it the owner

1 3.5

Dividing something into parts and giving each person a part

founders' share
  • Specialized
8.4

A special part of a company given to the people who started it that gives extra votes

How Interactive

to message
  • Texting
26 2.3
to comment
589 1.7
to engage
  • Texting
30 3.9
share
  • Texting
111 3.1
view
  • Texting
80 3.0

Surface Forms

share singular
shares plural

Etymology

Share on the internet is a modern use of the old idea 'to give' or 'pass on' something to others. A social media share is simply giving the content to other people so it can spread.