share

share definition - business

share

  1. A single unit of a class of ownership in a corporation, represented by a stock certificate.
  2. A single unit of ownership in a mutual fund.
  3. A portion of something. For example, a business has 20% of the market for a particular product; thus the firm's market share is 20%.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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origin of "to share" = "to say, or tell"118 years ago

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