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timeshare

timeshare

15 3.7
A property shared by several people who each use it for a set time each year
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪmˌʃɛr/
translation icon : tiempo compartido
  • A timeshare allows families to enjoy a vacation home without the full cost of ownership.
  • buy a timeshare
  • selling timeshares
  • timeshare owners

I trust me, I almost bought a timeshare in Mexico from the same tactics.

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Examples

  • We had a timeshare that we lost due to nonpayment, so we received Form 1099-A.

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  • Go to any timeshare sales seminar, and you will see what I mean.

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  • Have you thought about a timeshare in Florida?

  • Look, I own part of a timeshare.

  • Here is a look at what our timeshare sales pitch on the Big Island bought us!

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  • We told you we were in a timeshare on Sanibel Island.

  • You too can own a timeshare in beautiful Guadalajara.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I'm looking at timeshares over here for the summer.

  • They got a timeshare condo there.

  • They've exchanged rings and have purchased a timeshare in Florida together.

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Synonyms

time-sharing
vstimeshare
3.9

A plan where several people share use of a vacation home for specific weeks each year

is written as a single word without a hyphen in modern usage

Surface Forms

timeshare singular
timeshares plural

Morphology

timeshare = time + share (transparent) = time + share

The noun is a direct compound of 'time' + 'share' meaning a share of usage time, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Timeshare comes from the two English words time and share, where time means 'a period' and share means 'to divide or use together'. So a timeshare is a property you 'share' so each owner has the right to use it for set periods of 'time' each year.