shares

1. The units of stock that represent ownership in a corporation.

Example Sentences

For example, bank shares fell on suggestions the chancellor would enact a think tank report on windfall taxes, published when she was on holiday, that she has never even read.

From BBC

It comes after Musk was awarded $29bn in shares last month after his original $50bn award was struck down by a US court for being "unfair to shareholders".

From BBC

Its shares were more than 15% lower in extended trading in New York on Thursday.

From BBC

Along the way, he shares his creed and his hope for what she will become one day: “‘Toes in the soil beneath my feet.’

From Los Angeles Times

The notice to parents includes a link to a “list of all classroom library materials the District shares with all elementary schools.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• contribution 
• dividend 
• division 
• interest 
• part 
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