Meaning

2 senses

  1. (uncountable)An equitable or reasonable portion, especially in regards to contributions towards a particular duty, or the dividends thereof.

    As the company had no dedicated janitor, all employees were expected to do their fair share of cleaning up after lunch.

  2. (idiomatic, uncountable)A significant amount, often implied to be excessive or inordinate; a great deal of something.

    He endured a fair share of criticism during his lifetime, but his works are now universally considered to be masterpieces.

Examples

29 sentences

  1. I just want a fair share.

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  2. Tom has already received his fair share.

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  3. Tom has had his fair share of problems lately.

    deTom hatte in letzter Zeit sein gerüttelt Maß an Problemen.

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  4. I get more than my fair share of abuse.

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  5. Is that a fair share?

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

First attested in the mid-1600s.

First attested in the mid-1600s.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
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Word family

1 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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