share out

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phrasal verb

shared out; sharing out; shares out
chiefly British
: to divide (something) into parts and give the parts to different people
In her will, she shared out her property to her nephews and nieces.

share-out

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noun

British
: an act of dividing something into parts and giving them to two or more people
There was an equal share-out of the money.

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Kotb, 60, made the difficult decision following a year of personal challenges, including a medical crisis involving her younger daughter Hope, 5, which the anchor declined to share out of privacy concerns. Jordan Greene, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024 More broadly, the ‘bussing’ threats are just the latest round of a long-running dispute between the E.U. and Hungary over how the bloc should share out responsibility for providing shelter to asylum seekers. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024

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“Share out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/share%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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