equal shares

Split down middle

Equal shares are portions of the same size.

The phrase appears most often in contexts of division or distribution—splitting an inheritance in equal shares, dividing pizza into equal shares, owning a business in equal shares with a partner.

The three siblings received equal shares of the estate.

Opposites
distribution fairness

equal sharesunequal distribution

allocation concentration

equal shareswinner-take-all

Only champion receives reward

monopoly · winner takes all · lion's share · sole ownership · all or nothing

competitive outcome structure

equal shareswinner-take-all

Only champion receives reward

winner takes all · all-or-nothing · first-past-the-post · sudden death · elimination

Family

equal, share, equals, equaled, equaling, equally, equality, equalize, equalizer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G