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"2. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
"he wanted his share in cash"3. the result of parcelling out or sharing;
"death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans"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"5. a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil