Shares

noun

The action or process of allocating or sharing out something.

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More efficient allocation of resources

noun

A plot of land rented by an individual for growing vegetables or flowers.

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Some of them have nice gardens at home for flowers, and want the allotments to grow vegetables.

noun

The process of sharing something, or the amount or share of something that someone or something is given

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The trade body labeled as illegal last year's allotment of $3.2 billion in cotton subsidies., an al…

noun

The amount of something that is permitted, especially within a set of regulations or for a specified purpose.

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Your baggage allowance

verb

Give (someone) a sum of money as an allowance.

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I have made up my mind to allowance him

noun

The amount of something available or needed for a particular purpose

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What is the recommended daily allowance of vitamin a?

noun

A small piece, part, or quantity of something.

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Give the duck a bit of bread

verb

Past of bite.

verb

Put a bit into the mouth of (a horse).

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However, they can experience behavioral problems when ridden, many coming back to bad experiences w…

noun

An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.

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One of his first commissions was to redesign the great exhibition building

verb

Order or authorize the production of (something).

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The portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792

noun

A group of people who have been formally chosen and given the authority to get information about a problem or to perform other special duties

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Congress appointed a commission to study immigration policy., she received a commission to paint th…

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

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He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

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He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

verb

Separate or be separated into parts.

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Consumer magazines can be divided into a number of categories

noun

A difference or disagreement between two groups, typically producing tension.

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There was still a profound cultural divide between the parties

verb

To separate into parts or groups, or to cause something to separate in such a way

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[ t ] divide the cake into six equal parts., [ i ] the votes divided equally for and against the pr…

noun

A sum of money paid regularly (typically annually) by a company to its shareholders out of its profits (or reserves).

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Tax exemptions on dividend payments from pension funds have been scrapped.

noun

A payment by a company of a part of its profit to the people who own shares (= units of ownership) in the company

noun

Part of the profit of a company that is paid to shareholders

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Share/stock dividend you may have investment income that is paid yearly, such as share dividends., …

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

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The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

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[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

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The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

adjective

Expected at or planned for at a certain time.

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The baby's due in august

noun

One's right; what is owed to one.

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He thought it was his due

adverb

(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.

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We'll head due south again on the same road

noun

The quality of being fair and impartial.

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Equity of treatment

noun

The money value of a property or business after debts have been subtracted

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[ u ] how much equity do you have in your home?

noun

The capital that a company gets from selling its shares rather than borrowing money

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Many internet firms have financed themselves with equity., nearly 329 million shares, or 18% of the…

noun

A portion of food served to one person at one time.

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There will be enough for six helpings

verb

Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.

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They helped her with domestic chores

noun

An amount of food served to a person at one time

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He took another helping of dessert.

noun

The feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.

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She looked about her with interest

verb

Excite the curiosity or attention of (someone).

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I thought the book might interest eliot

pronoun

A large number or amount; a great deal.

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There are a lot of actors in the cast

adverb

A great deal; much.

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He played tennis a lot last year

noun

A particular group or set of people or things.

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It's just one lot of rich people stealing from another

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

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The amount of water collected is measured in pints

noun

A plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

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Cost-cutting measures

verb

Determine the dimensions of something or somebody

noun

An amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something.

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Divide the circle into three equal parts

verb

(of two things) move away from each other.

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His lips parted in a smile

adverb

To some extent; partly (often used to contrast different parts of something).

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The city is now part slum, part consumer paradise

noun

A rate, number, or amount in each hundred.

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The percentage of caesareans at the hospital was three per cent higher than the national average

noun

An improvement or advantage, esp. when considered against other possibilities

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There’s no percentage in working long hours if you don’t plan to stay in that job., tv ratings are …

noun

An amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100

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A high/large/small percentage a high percentage of their customers order their goods online., as a …

noun

A part of a whole.

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A portion of the jetty still stands

verb

Divide (something) into parts; share out.

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Every month you send the agency a single payment that is portioned out to each of your creditors un…

noun

A fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.

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The county is falling short of its quota of blood donations

noun

A fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of shortage, as in wartime.

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1947 saw the bread ration reduced

verb

Allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a commodity).

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Petrol was so strictly rationed that bikes were always in demand

noun

A quantity of food suitable for or served to one person.

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A large serving of spaghetti

verb

Perform duties or services for (another person or an organization).

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Malcolm has served the church very faithfully

noun

A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.

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Four slices of bread

verb

Cut (something, especially food) into slices.

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Slice the onion into rings

noun

A flat, often thin piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece

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A slice of bread/cake/pizza, she demanded a slice of the profits., the drama is a slice of life abo…

verb

Break or cause to break forcibly into parts, especially into halves or along the grain.

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The ice cracked and split

noun

A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.

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Splits appeared in the decaying planks

proper noun

A seaport on the coast of southern croatia; population 177,500 (est. 2009). founded as a roman colony in 78 bc, it contains the ruins of the palace of the emperor diocletian, built in about ad 300.

noun

A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a plant, form part of a fence, mark a boundary, etc.

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A row of more than 15 bricks, pieces of concrete, metal poles, wooden stakes and a traffic cone wer…

verb

A territorial division of the mormon church under the jurisdiction of a president.

verb

Gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race.

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One gambler staked everything he'd got and lost

verb

Strike forcefully with a sharp blow.

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His attacker whacked him on the head

noun

A sharp or resounding blow.

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With a few whacks and some loud whistles, they drove the animals away

verb

The act of hitting vigorously