: to divide and assign in portions
the executor shared out the estate
: to earn or produce shares (as of profits)
some small cooperative enterprises share out very well
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ˌshare ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they share out he/she/it shares out present participle sharing out past tense shared out past participle shared out] phrasal verb
Same as: share 1 2
We had one pizza shared out between us.
Main entry: share
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share out [phrasal verb]
share out (something) or share (something) out chiefly Brit : 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.
— see also ↑share-out
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Main Entry: ↑share
Useful english dictionary. 2012.