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Impart vs. Share — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Impart and Share

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Impart

Make (information) known
The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils

Share

A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group
The pirates argued over their shares of the treasure.

Impart

To grant a share of; bestow
Impart a subtle flavor.
Impart some advice.

Share

An equitable portion
Do one's share of the work.

Impart

To make known; disclose
Persuaded to impart the secret.
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Share

One of the equal parts into which the capital stock of a company is divided
Bought 200 shares of the company's stock.

Impart

To pass on; transmit
Imparts forward motion.

Share

A unit of ownership in a mutual fund or other investment vehicle
Bought two shares in a mutual fund.

Impart

(transitive) To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
The sun imparts warmth.
To impart food to the poor

Share

Shares Chiefly British Stocks
European shares jumped two percent. The fund invests half the money in bonds and half in shares.

Impart

(transitive) To give a part or to share.

Share

A plowshare.

Impart

(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).

Share

To accord a share in (something) to another or others
Shared her chocolate bar with a friend.

Impart

(intransitive) To hold a conference or consultation.

Share

To divide and parcel out in shares; apportion
Shared the estate among his heirs.

Impart

(transitive) To obtain a share of; to partake of.

Share

To participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns
Share a responsibility.
Share a room.

Impart

To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth.
Well may he then to you his cares impart.

Share

To hold or have jointly with another or others
She shares my view about the election.

Impart

To obtain a share of; to partake of.

Share

To relate (a secret or experience, for example) to another or others.

Impart

To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
Gentle lady,When I did first impart my love to you.

Share

(Computers) To make (a digital file) accessible to other users on a network, as for copying and downloading.

Impart

To give a part or share.
He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none.

Share

To have a share or part
Shared in the profits.

Impart

To hold a conference or consultation.

Share

To allow someone to use or enjoy something that one possesses
Being in daycare taught the child to share.

Impart

Tell or deposit (information) knowledge;
Give a secret to the Russians
Leave your name and address here

Share

To use or enjoy something jointly or in turns
There is only one computer, so we will have to share.

Impart

Bestow a quality on;
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
The music added a lot to the play
She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
This adds a light note to the program

Share

To talk about personal experiences or feelings with others.

Impart

Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret;
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
The actress won't reveal how old she is
Bring out the truth
He broke the news to her

Share

A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
Each of the robbers took a share of the loot.
The TV programme was cancelled because it only gained a 10% share of that night's viewing audience.

Impart

Make known; pass on, of information

Share

(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

Share

(computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
Upload media from the browser or directly to the file share.

Share

(social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.

Share

(anatomy) The sharebone or pubis.

Share

(agriculture) The cutting blade of an agricultural machine like a plough, a cultivator or a seeding-machine.

Share

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

Share

To have or use in common.
To share a shelter with another
They share a language.

Share

To divide and distribute.

Share

To tell to another.
He shared his story with the press.

Share

To allow public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network

Share

To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.

Share

The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

Share

The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed.

Share

A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.

Share

Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend.

Share

Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.

Share

The pubes; the sharebone.

Share

To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger.

Share

To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
While avarice and rapine share the land.

Share

To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.
The shared visage hangs on equal sides.

Share

To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father.

Share

Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate;
He bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price

Share

Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group;
He wanted his share in cash

Share

The result of parcelling out or sharing;
Death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans

Share

Any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor;
I am proud of my contribution to the team's success
They all did their share of the work

Share

A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil

Share

Have in common;
Our children share a love of music
The two countries share a long border

Share

Use jointly or in common

Share

Have, give, or receive a share of;
We shared the cake

Share

Give out as one's portion or share

Share

Communicate;
I'd like to share this idea with you

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