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- shapley/ˈʃeɪpli/Having a pleasing or attractive shape; well-proportioned.nounLow
- shar pei/ˌʃɑː ˈpeɪ/A breed of dog originating from China, characterized by deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue.nounLow
- shara/ʃeə(r)/to have, use, or experience something jointly with another or others.nounHigh
- sharaku/ˈʃɑːrəkuː/An earthenware roof tile used in traditional Japanese architecture.nounVery Low
- sharansky/ʃəˈrænski/A surname, most famously associated with Natan Sharansky, a former Soviet dissident, Israeli politician, and human rights activist.nounVery Low
- shard/ʃɑːd/A broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, typically of glass, pottery, or a hard material.nounC1
- shardana/ʃɑːˈdɑːnə/An elite maritime warrior group from the Late Bronze Age, often associated with the broader 'Sea Peoples' who interacted with ancient Mediterranean civilizations.nounVery Low
- share/ʃeə(r)/To have, use, or experience something jointly with another or others; to divide and distribute something among people.adjectivenounverb+2A1
- share account/ˈʃeər əˈkaʊnt/A bank account held jointly by two or more people, where each has equal rights to deposit or withdraw funds.nounB2
- share certificate/ˈʃeə səˌtɪf.ɪ.kət/A physical or digital document issued by a company as legal proof of ownership of shares in that company.nounC1
- share draft/ʃeə(r)/To divide and distribute something among two or more people; to have, use, or experience something jointly with another or others.nounA1 (Verb), A2 (Noun)
- share index/ˈʃeər ˌɪndeks/A statistical measure of the value of a section of the stock market, calculated from the prices of selected shares.nounC1-C2
- share market/ˈʃɛː ˌmɑːkɪt/A market where shares (equity securities) of publicly traded companies are issued and traded.nounB2
- share of voice/ʃɛːr ə(v) vɔɪs/The percentage of total media or advertising conversations, mentions, or spending that a particular brand, product, or company receives within a specific market or category.nounLow-medium
- share option/ˈʃeər ˌɒp.ʃən/A right granted to an employee to buy a specified number of shares in their company's stock at a predetermined price within a certain period of time.nounLow
- share premium/ˈʃeə ˌpriːmiəm/In corporate finance, the amount of money paid by investors for newly issued shares that exceeds the nominal (par) value of the shares.nounC2
- share shop/ˈʃeə ˌʃɒp/A community-based shop where items (especially tools, equipment, children's items, or books) are borrowed, rented, or swapped for a small fee or membership, rather than bought.nounC1
- share-milker/ˈʃɛə ˌmɪlkə/A farmer or agricultural worker who participates in a system of sharing the use and profits of a dairy herd, typically owning a share of the cows and sharing milking duties and income.nounC2 (Specialist/Low Frequency)
- sharecrop/ˈʃɛːkrɒp/To farm land owned by another person in return for a share of the crops produced.verbverb-ambitransitiveC1-C2
- sharecropper/ˈʃeəˌkrɒpə/A tenant farmer, especially in the southern US and certain other regions, who works land owned by another and pays a share of the crop as rent.nounC2 (Low frequency, specialized/historical term)
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