A1 noun Neutro #1,447 mais comum

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.

Exemplos

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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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
share
Verb
share
Adjetivo
shared
Relacionado
shareholder
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Dica de memorização

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.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: share

Exemplos

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.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
share
Verb
share
Adjetivo
shared
Relacionado
shareholder

Colocações comuns

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 Comuns

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

Frequentemente confundido com

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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Erros comuns

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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Dica de memorização

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

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Origem da palavra

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

Padrões gramaticais

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.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: share

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