| Main Entry: | share |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use in common with others |
Synonyms: |
accord, administer, allot, apportion, assign, be a party to, bestow, cut the pie, deal, dispense, distribute, divide, divide with, divvy, divvy up, dole out, experience, give and take, give out, go Dutch, go fifty-fifty, go halves, go in with, have a hand in, have a portion of, mete out, parcel out, part, partake, participate, partition, pay half, piece up, prorate, quota, ration, receive, shift, slice, slice up, split, split up, take a part of, yield |
Antonyms: |
be selfish, hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | sharing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving |
Synonyms: |
allocation, companionate, distribution, dividing, partaking, participating, partition, splitting |
| Main Entry: | allocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; divide among |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allot, apportion, appropriate, budget, cut, designate, dish out, divvy, earmark, give, mete, set aside, share, slice |
| Notes: | to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing |
Antonyms: |
keep, keep together |
| Main Entry: | allot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; give portion |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, budget, cut, cut the pie, designate, distribute, divvy, dole, earmark, mete, set aside, share, shell out, slice, split up |
Antonyms: |
disallow, keep, retain, withhold |
| Main Entry: | contribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | donate, provide |
Synonyms: |
accord, add, afford, ante up, assign, bequeath, bequest, bestow, chip in, come through, commit, confer, devote, dispense, dole out, dower, endow, enrich, furnish, give, give away, go Dutch, grant, hand out, kick in, pitch in, pony up, present, proffer, sacrifice, share, subscribe, subsidize, supply, sweeten the kitty, tender, will |
Antonyms: |
harm, hurt, neglect, oppose, shun, subtract, take, take away, withdraw, withhold |
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, come across with, deliver, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, disseminate, divide, divvy, dole out, drop, fork out, fork over, give, hand out, impart, inflict, measure, mete out, partake, participate, partition, render, reward, share, strike |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | dispense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dole out supply |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, assign, come across with, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, distribute, divide, divvy, fork out, furnish, give, give away, give with, hand out, hand over, lot, measure, mete out, partition, portion, prepare, prorate, share, shell out |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, deliver, spread |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, circulate, consign, convey, cut up, deal, deal out, diffuse, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, dispose, disseminate, divide, divvy up, dole out, donate, endow, fork out, give, give away, hand out, issue, lot out, measure out, mete, parcel, partition, pass out, pay out, present, prorate, radiate, ration, scatter, share, shell out, slice up, sow, strew |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, store |
| Main Entry: | distribution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | allocation, dispersion |
Synonyms: |
administration, alloting, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assessment, assigning, circulating, circulation, dealing, delivery, diffusion, dispensation, dispersal, disposal, disposing, dissemination, dissipating, division, dole, handing out, handling, mailing, marketing, partition, partitioning, propagation, prorating, rationing, scattering, sharing, spreading, trading, transport, transportation |
Antonyms: |
collection, gathering, hoard, hoarding, maintenance, store |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in, cut one in, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, divvy up, dole out, factor, fork out, go fifty-fifty, hand out, hand over, lot out, measure out, parcel, partition, piece up, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out, shift, slice, slice up, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, retain |