share
2
9.9
- noun
- /ʃɛr/
- Specialized
:
reja
- In preparing the field, we noticed that the share of the plough had been too dull for effective tillage.
Examples
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Included in Embraer's bylaws is a provision called the "Golden Share."
Blog text (7) -
Excluding items including store restructuring and management-transition costs, the loss was 93 cents a share.
Blog text (17) -
Before the move toward catch shares, U.S. regulators tried all sorts of strategies to control fishing pressure, limiting the seasons and days on which fishers could go to sea, the gear that could be used, and the amount of fish that could be caught.
Academic text (2010) -
The farmer replaced the damaged share on the plough to ensure it could cut through the soil effectively.
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After several hours of work, the plough's share was worn down and needed to be sharpened.
Synonyms
4
8.3
A metal blade under a farm tool that cuts and turns soil
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A share certificate that has no owner's name and makes the person who holds it the owner
- Specialized
A special part of a company given to the people who started it that gives extra votes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Share for the plough comes from the old verb sceran 'to cut' and is connected to shear, which means to cut. A plough share is the cutting part that cuts the top layer of soil, so the name comes from its job of cutting.