share and share alike
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
For members of a group, equal portions of or equal access to tangible or intangible goods, entitlements, or obligations—i.e., each person's share like each of the other shares. Often used in a context of reciprocity, or pooling resources.
Uncountable
noun
Equal rights to or equal portions of profits, assets, bequests, or other valuable items legally owed to investors, partners, beneficiaries, or other named associates. If one beneficiary is unable to benefit (for instance, if they have died), their share is divided among the others.
Uncountable
verb
To divide possessions, benefits, or obligations equally among members of a group.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "[E]xquisite beauty is rarely given with wit, more rarely with goodness of temper, and never at all with modesty. And some, pretending to justify the equity of such a distribution, will tell us it is the effect of the justice of Providence in dividing particular excellences among all His creatures, "Share and share alike, as it were," that all might for something or other be acceptable to one another."
- ""I can tell stories and sing and sell more goods than any one has any idea of. Besides that, I’ve got a new corn salve I put up myself which goes like hot cakes. Barberry’s Lightning Salve, I call it — my name is Paul Barberry, you know — Dr. Barberry, most of ’em call me. Say the word, and I’ll go with you and put up my salve against your outfit, and we’ll share and share alike.""
- ""No, no, share and share alike," he cried. "All sink or all swim, and the devil take the flincher.""
- ""It was quite usual in those days to be stopped by a soldier waiting on the road, who, with a gallant bow and salute, asked your permission to "mount behind" and have a lift to so and so. In fact, if you were on foot and wanted to get anywhere quickly it was always safe to rely on a military car or ambulance coming along, and then simply wave frantically and ask for a lift. Very much a case of share and share alike.""
- "Share and share alike, they lived and worked and wrangled together like brothers."
- ""And your father and mine have purchased all this land in company, you say—share and share alike, as the lawyers call it.""