half-share
Americannoun
-
a share, as in profits, equal to one half.
-
a claim to half the income from a share of stock.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When politics took over, he sold his half-share in the company when he was first elected to Northern Ireland's Parliament in 1969, believing a politician should not also be a businessman.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2020
In the words of the announcement from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, his half-share of this year’s physics prize “rewards new understanding of the universe’s structure and history.”
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2019
In 1954, Clyde McPhatter of the Drifters sold his half-share of the vocal group to its manager, George Treadwell, who signed new members to personal services contracts, then hired and fired them at his whim.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2019
A household would get one share for each adult and a half-share for each child.
From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2018
In 1842, Dr. Brewer offered Mr. Jarrold £2,000 for his half-share, which he declined.
From Literary Byways by Andrews, William
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
