(US) a government form of performance-based contracting that moves risk to industry

(law) A proportion of a decedent's estate which the surviving spouse may claim, as a substitute for what they were left in the decedent's will.

plural of elective share

The percentage of some market held by a company, country, (sub)sector or any other actor or aggregate.

plural of share dilution

The sharing of power by two governments, or two political parties, especially in a disputed territory

(finance) The loss in value of the shares of a company or a lowering of someone’s stake in it resulting from the issuance of new shares.

present participle of time-share

The joint ownership or lease of a property by multiple people who can only use it for specified periods every year, or every other year.

(transitive) To own or lease (a property) by time-sharing. / (transitive, computing) To use (a computer or communications band) by time-sharing.