Share - what does it mean? This word is associated with the concept of a part of the whole. However, its significance is not limited to this. It also relates to mythology, weight measurement, faith in fate. You will learn more about this, as well as how much is the share, from our article.
Dictionaries
First, we will understand what is said about this word in explanatory dictionaries. They say that the share is:
- Part of something, quantitative or qualitative expression. (The share of the company "Interior" in the furniture market is approaching the value of 8%).
- Fate, fate. (The hard trials of the post-war years fell upon this worthy woman.)
- In anatomy, an element of the structure of the brain. (In the area of the frontal lobe there are centers that are responsible for conscious movements, as well as for the ability to speak and write).
- Historical is one of the territorial units that were part of the province in Russia in 1710–1776. (The share introduced by the decree of Peter I was under the leadership of the landrat and paid taxes to the budget of 5536 yards).
- Participation in the capital of any company (A stake in Avtoban in the form of shares provided Vladimir with a good start in life).
- An old Russian unit used to measure mass. (Old Russian share was approximately 44.5 milligrams).
- A unit of musical meter related to elementary. (In a metric measure, weak and strong beats are subject to selection).
Synonyms
The word share has the following synonyms:
- Part.
- Particle.
- Tolika.
- Little.
- Fate
- Fate.
- Luck.
- Fortune.
- Rock.
- Lot.
- The lot.
- Planida.
- Percent.
- A portion.
- Element.
- Dose.
- Quota.
- Share.
- Iota.
- A little bit.
Origin
It is believed that the word comes from the ancient Indian noun dalam, which means “half, piece, part”, as well as from the verb dálati - “torn, cracked”.
Further, the word is supposed to be transferred to the Pre-Slavic and Old Slavonic (overcoming), from which, in particular, the Russian and Ukrainian - “share”, Polish - dola.
Related are:
- Latin - dolāre (to process, trim);
- Middle Low German - tol, tolle (branch, inch);
- Middle High German - zoll., zolle (gag, deck, inch);
- Lithuanian - dalià, Latvian - dal̨a (share, part).
Phraseologisms
Stable combinations and phraseological units to the word “share” are:
- Dashing share.
- A heavy share.
- To be in share.
- Such is your share.
- The share of angels (film).
- Frontal, temporal lobe.
- Share in the authorized capital.
- Mandatory share in the inheritance.
- Thieves share.
Next, we consider in more detail some of the meanings of the word we are studying.
How much is the share?
Earlier in Russia there was a system for measuring weight, which was very different from modern. The smallest and main unit used to measure mass was the fraction. It correlated with grams, pounds and other weight units.
So, 1 share was equal to 0.0444 grams, which, in turn, amounted to the weight of one grain of spelled. This is a type of wheat that was widespread already at the dawn of civilization and was grown in Ancient Egypt, Babylon, the Mediterranean. The share included 1/9216 pounds.
The next, larger unit of weight was the spool. The proportion was 1/96 of the spool (about 4.3 g, 1/96 pound).
How to calculate the share?
As it turned out, the share is a certain part of something. As for the fraction of the number, this is each of its equal parts. For example, 2 is one quarter - 1/4 (one of four equal shares) of eight. (8 = 2 + 2 + 2 + 2).
In order to calculate the share of the number should be divided by the number of specified shares. In our case, 8 is divided by 4, it turns out 2. To find the number, you need to multiply the value of the fraction with the number of shares. ¼ x 8 = 2.
Next, we turn to the question that this is a volume fraction.
Unit for liquids and gases
In chemical science there is such a thing as volume fraction. This is a dimensionless quantity, which is the ratio of the volume of a substance in the mixture to the entire volume of the mixture. She also has such names as:
- Volumetric concentration.
- Share by volume.
- Volumetric part.
This value is designated by the Greek letter "φ" and is applied, as a rule, to liquids and gases. The volume fraction is expressed as a percentage.
In civil law
The word we are considering is also used in the field of inheritance law, where the term “required share” is used. This is such a part of the property that after the death of its owner certain categories of relatives receive, regardless of what the will says. This is indicated in Article 1149 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. Such persons include:
- The children of the testator - if they are disabled or have not reached the age of 18.
- Father, mother, wife, husband - if they are incapable of work.
- Dependents who are also disabled.
No matter what place they allotted in the will, the indicated heirs are entitled to no less than half the share that each of them would have inherited if they had inherited in accordance with the law. This is the meaning of the required share.
Satisfaction of this right is made from the share of the hereditary mass that has remained outside the scope of the will. Moreover, the fact that this can lead to an infringement of the rights of other legal heirs to the indicated part of the property does not matter. And if the non-promised part of the property is not enough, then the right to the mandatory share will be exercised from the part of the property that is bequeathed.
Share
This expression is most often used when it comes to someone else's rights to a part in the authorized capital or in the ownership of the company.
The authorized capital is the property or funds that the founder contributes upon registration of the enterprise. It is necessary in order to ensure the beginning of activity. But since there can be any number of founders in a company, their participation in the authorized capital is divided into shares.
The profit that the company receives based on the results of the reporting period can be divided between the participants. The amount of funds received by each of them depends on its share in the authorized capital. It can be expressed as a percentage or in parts.
For example, if a company has two founders, each of which has a 50% share, then if they make a profit of 2 million per quarter, they will receive 1 million rubles each.
But ownership of the share also provides for the liability of the founders, for example, in the event of bankruptcy of the company. Each of them is liable for debts within its shares. If the authorized capital is 100 thousand rubles, then, according to the first example, part of the responsibility will be divided in half and amount to 50 thousand rubles.
Share as fate
In Slavic mythology, the share was seen as the personification of good luck, a happy fate. She was considered the gift of the gods, the power that they endowed with man in order to overcome their difficulties in life. When a person was born, a share was established for him, which accompanied him until his death. In many ways, she influenced his personality and life path.
What proportion would be given depended on the mother, clan, ancestors, but her mothers determined her. In Slavic myths, these are female-related creatures, which were also called heirs and congeners. As a rule, there were three of them. The Bulgarians associated them with the Virgin and her "sisters" - Holy Week and Friday.