English · Work & Business
share
/ʃeər/
[/ʃeər/]
unit of company ownership
Intermediatenoun
Definition
One of the equal parts into which a company's value is divided and which people can buy.
Example
She bought a hundred shares in the airline before its stock price went up.
She bought a hundred shares in the airline before its stock price went up.
Etymology
From Old English 'scearu' (a cutting, division), related to 'shear'.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in finance for company units; also the everyday verb meaning to divide or use jointly.