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share

/ʃɛər/

A share is one of the equal parts into which a company's capital is divided. It gives the person who buys it a small part of ownership in the company.

Ejemplos

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I bought my first share in a tech company yesterday.

I purchased a single unit of ownership in a technology business yesterday.

2

The company will issue a new share to each current investor.

The business will provide an additional unit of ownership to every person who already invested.

3

I have a few shares in that new shoe brand.

I own a small part of that new company that makes shoes.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
share
Verb
share
Adjetivo
shared
Relacionado
shareholder
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Truco para recordar

Think of a 'share' as a 'slice' of a company pizza. If you have a share, you have one slice.

Quiz rápido

The company's _____ price went down because they did not make much money this year.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: share

Ejemplos

1

I bought my first share in a tech company yesterday.

everyday

I purchased a single unit of ownership in a technology business yesterday.

2

The company will issue a new share to each current investor.

formal

The business will provide an additional unit of ownership to every person who already invested.

3

I have a few shares in that new shoe brand.

informal

I own a small part of that new company that makes shoes.

4

The share of market growth remained steady during the last quarter.

academic

The portion of growth in the market did not change much over the three-month period.

5

The share price rose by two percent after the news was released.

business

The cost of one unit of the company went up by two percent after the information was made public.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
share
Verb
share
Adjetivo
shared
Relacionado
shareholder

Colocaciones comunes

share price the cost of one share
market share the percentage of a market a company controls
buy shares to purchase units of a company
sell shares to give shares to someone else for money
majority share owning more than half of a company

Frases Comunes

lion's share

the biggest part of something

fair share

the correct or expected amount for one person

share and share alike

to divide everything equally

Se confunde a menudo con

share vs stock

Stock refers to ownership in general, while a share is a single unit of that ownership.

share vs chair

A chair is furniture you sit on; a share is a part of a company.

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Notas de uso

In a business context, 'share' is almost always a countable noun. Use it when talking about buying or selling parts of a corporation.

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Errores comunes

Learners often say 'I have many share' instead of 'I have many shares' because they forget it is a countable noun in business.

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Truco para recordar

Think of a 'share' as a 'slice' of a company pizza. If you have a share, you have one slice.

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Origen de la palabra

From the Old English 'scearu', meaning a division or a cutting.

Patrones gramaticales

countable noun plural: shares often used with the preposition 'in' (shares in Apple)
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Contexto cultural

In many English-speaking countries, owning shares is a common way for middle-class people to save money for retirement.

Quiz rápido

The company's _____ price went down because they did not make much money this year.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: share

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