noun
a distribution in shares
• Syn: ↑sharing
• Hypernyms: ↑distribution
• Hyponyms: ↑generosity, ↑unselfishness, ↑giving, ↑gift
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)Etymology: share out
: an act or instance of distributing in shares
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shareˈ-out noun
A distribution in or by shares
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Main Entry: ↑share
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an act of dividing something between people
Thesaurus: process or action of separating or dividingsynonym
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noun, pl -outs [count]
Brit : an act of dividing something into parts and giving them to two or more people
— usually singular
There was an equal share-out of the money.
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an act of dividing sth between two or more people; the amount of sth that one person receives when it is divided
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The house went to his children in the share-out of his estate.
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I'm still waiting for my share-out from the profits.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.