Definition of shares. Meaning of shares. Synonyms of shares

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Definition of shares

shares
Granger stocks Granger stocks or shares shares Stocks or shares of the granger railroads.
Share
Share Share, n. [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G. schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See Shear.] 1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare. 2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. --Knight.
Share
Share Share, v. i. To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others. A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. --Locke.
Share
Share Share, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to shear, cut. See Shear, v.] 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. ``My share of fame.' --Dryden. 3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares. 4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] --Holland. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. Share and share alike, in equal shares.
Share
Share Share, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shared; p. pr. & vb. n. Sharing.] 1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide. Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. --Swift.

Meaning of shares from wikipedia

- different types of shares such as equity shares, preference shares, deferred shares, redeemable shares, bonus shares, right shares, and employee stock...
- treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, thus representing no exercisable rights. Shares outstanding and treasury shares together...
- ProShares is an issuer of exchange-traded funds, including inverse exchange-traded funds, and similar products. ProFunds Group was founded in 1997 by former...
- An income shares formula is used by many states to establish the child support amount of each child rather than what it actually costs to raise a child...
- In an IPO, secondary shares (in contrast to primary shares) refer to existing shares of common stock that are sold to investors in an offering (see Secondary...
- In economics and law, issued shares are the shares of a corporation which have been allocated (allotted) and are subsequently held by shareholders. The...
- N-Shares (Chinese: N股) refers to Chinese companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ, or the NYSE MKT. The term stands for New York. They may or may not be incorporated...
- A share may refer to class A share, a class of company share A-share (mainland China), all ordinary share that denominated in renminbi and traded on the...
- offering, primary shares, in contrast to secondary shares, refer to newly issued shares of common stock. Proceeds from the sale of primary shares go to the issuer...
- Stocks (also capital stock, or sometimes interchangeably, shares) consist of all the shares by which ownership of a corporation or company is divided...