share-out

Splitting the proceeds

A share-out is a distribution of something among multiple recipients, especially money or profits divided among those entitled to portions: The share-out of the estate took months to finalize.

The term is more common in British than American English.

The verb phrase is share out: They shared out the winnings equally.

distribution

allocation

Distribution of shares

portion · allotment · split · rationing · disbursement · payout · handout · dividend · quota · percentage

financial

dividend

Corporate profit share

earnings · proceeds · windfall · settlement · assets · inheritance · estate · liquidation · severance · royalties

collective

pooling

Merging shared contributions

  • communalShared by a community
  • groupAssembled collection of things
  • jointShared by multiple parties

cooperative · contribution · mutual · common · participatory · equitable · inclusive · collaborative · redistribution · fairness

Opposites
distribution vs. accumulation

share-outhoarding

Excessive accumulation of goods

accumulation · stockpiling · amassing · consolidation · concentration

collective allocation vs. individual retention

share-outmonopolization

Gaining exclusive market control

withholding · keeping · retention · appropriation · confiscation

Family

share, out, shared, sharing, output, shares, unshared, outwards, shareable

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