A nominal share which is able to outvote all other shares in certain specified circumstances, often held by a government organization in a government company undergoing privatization and transformation into a stock company.

The portion of a wine or distilled spirit's volume that is lost to evaporation during aging.

plural of elective share

(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.

(business) An internal business organization providing support services that are shared between multiple business units or functions.

plural of lion's share

A fictional universe encompassing multiple separate works of fiction.

(programming) A smart pointer that allows other pointers to point to the same address.

The part of a company's capital that is financed by shareholders through the issue of shares.

plural of shared universe