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sharing and sharing alike

sharing and sharing alike is the present participle and gerund 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 sharing and sharing alike the present participle and gerund of?
Sharing and sharing alike is the present participle and gerund of share and share alike.

Words near sharing and sharing alike in the dictionary

  1. sharifian
  2. Sharifis
  3. sharifs
  4. sharin'
  5. sharing
  6. sharing and sharing alike
  7. sharing economies
  8. sharing economy
  9. sharing is caring
  10. sharing out
  11. sharing up

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