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shares and shares alike

shares and shares alike is the third-person singular simple present indicative of share and share alike.

Meaning of share and share alike

Verb

share and share alike (third-person singular simple present shares and shares alike, present participle sharing and sharing alike, simple past and past participle shared and shared alike)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To divide possessions, benefits, or obligations equally among members of a group.
    • "Our money will soon be gone at that rate," said Jack soberly. "Mine is already gone."
      "No, it isn't, Jack. We are going to share and share alike, you know."1893, Horatio Alger, chapter 3, in In A New World: Among the Gold Fields of Australia

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What is shares and shares alike the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shares and shares alike is the third-person singular simple present indicative of share and share alike.

Words near shares and shares alike in the dictionary

  1. sharepusher
  2. sharepushers
  3. sharer
  4. sharers
  5. shares
  6. shares and shares alike
  7. shares of the pie
  8. shares out
  9. shares up
  10. sharesies
  11. sharesman

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