sharing

Found in thesaurus: interdependence, interdependency, mutuality, intercourse, social intercourse, distribution

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sharing

n. act of sharing, dividing and apportioning; joint ownership

v. divide, apportion; receive a share or portion; participate, partake; have in common; allow users on a network to access local resources (Computers)

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Sharing

Sharing is the joint use of a resource or space. In its narrow sense, it refers to joint or alternating use of inherently finite goods, such as a common pasture or a shared residence. It is also the process of dividing and distributing. Apart from obvious instances, which we can observe in human activity, we can also find many examples of this happening in nature. When an organism takes in nutrition or oxygen for instance, its internal organs are designed to divide and distribute the energy taken in, to supply parts of its body that need it. Flowers divide and distribute their seeds. In a broader sense, it can also include free granting of use rights to goods that can be treated as nonrival goods, such as information. Still more loosely, "sharing" can actually mean giving something as an outright gift: for example, to "share" one's food really means to give some of it as a gift. Sharing is a basic component of human interaction, and is responsible for strengthening social ties and ensuring a person’s well-being.

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sharing

Noun
1. having in common; "the sharing of electrons creates molecules"
(hypernym) mutuality, interdependence, interdependency
(derivation) share
2. using or enjoying something jointly with others
(hypernym) mutuality, interdependence, interdependency
(hyponym) time sharing
(derivation) share
3. sharing thoughts and feelings
(synonym) communion
(hypernym) intercourse, social intercourse
(derivation) share
4. a distribution in shares
(synonym) share-out
(hypernym) distribution
(hyponym) generosity, unselfishness
(derivation) share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal

Adjective
1. sharing equally with another or others
(similar) joint
2. unselfishly willing to share with others; "a warm and sharing friend"
(similar) unselfish

Noun
1. any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price"
(hypernym) stock certificate, stock
(part-holonym) stock
2. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"
(synonym) portion, part, percentage
(hypernym) assets
(hyponym) tranche
(part-holonym) net income, net, net profit, lucre, profit, profits, earnings
(derivation) partake, partake in
3. the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"
(synonym) parcel, portion
(hypernym) allotment, apportionment, apportioning, allocation, parceling, parcelling, assignation
(derivation) divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
4. any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work"
(synonym) contribution, part
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) end
5. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
(synonym) plowshare, ploughshare
(hypernym) wedge
(part-holonym) moldboard plow, mouldboard plough

Verb
1. have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
(hypernym) overlap
(hyponym) partake
(derivation) sharing
2. use jointly or in common
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(hyponym) double up
(derivation) sharing
3. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"
(synonym) partake, partake in
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) cut in
(derivation) parcel, portion
4. give out as one's portion or share
(synonym) divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal
(hypernym) distribute, give out, hand out
(entail) separate, divide, part
(derivation) parcel, portion
5. communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you"
(hypernym) communicate, intercommunicate
(derivation) communion, sharing

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v. podělit se; sdílet; dělit se o co; mít co společného; svěřit se

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Czas. dzielić; dzielić się