Synonyms for share
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Part
part, portion, interest, percentage, allotment, dole, proportion, dividend, measure, bit, quota, partition, division, ration, apportionment, contingent
Other
stock US, contribution, parcel, ploughshare UK, plowshare US
Verb
1. Deal
deal, apportion, distribute, divide, communicate, portion out, divvy up informal, hand, dole out
Other
partake formal, impart, cut, participate dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
Each of the robbers took a share of the loot.
- v. 1
To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
Related words
Example sentences
- interest The public interest was directed at his judgement.
- contribution Your contribution to the school is tax-deductible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| share | steady | |
| interest | falling | |
| contribution | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, cut1
- 4 letters
- part1, hand1, deal1, dole1
- 5 letters
- stock1, quota2
- 6 letters
- divide2, parcel2, ration2, impart2
- 7 letters
- measure2, portion2, partake2
- 8 letters
- interest2, division3, dividend3
- 9 letters
- partition3, allotment3, apportion3, plowshare2
- 10 letters
- percentage3, proportion3, distribute3, contingent3
- 11 letters
- participate4, communicate4, ploughshare2
- 12 letters
- contribution4
- 13 letters
- apportionment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quota2 = 2 syllables).