How do you pronounce shareware?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɛɹwˌɛɹ/.

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shareware

/ʃˈɛɹwˌɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

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abandonware adware baitware censorware crippleware demoware donationware freeware

How do you pronounce shareware?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɛɹwˌɛɹ/.
What does shareware mean?: A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.
Where does shareware come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)koréh₂ Proto-Germanic *skarō Proto-West Germanic *skaru Old English sċearu Middle English schare English share Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English shareware From share + -ware. Popularized by Bob Wallace

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