A share

A resource such as a file, folder or printer, that has been made sharable with other users on the network. See share-level security and Win Sharing files.

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1. unit of equity ownership in a corporation. This ownership is represented by a stock certificate, which names the company and the shareowner. The number of shares a corporation is authorized to issue is detailed in its corporate charter. Corporations usually do not issue the full number of authorized shares.

2. unit of ownership in a mutual fund.
See also investment company.

3. interest, normally represented by a certificate, in a general or Limited Partnership.

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1. Percentage of households in a specific geographic area with television sets tuned to a particular program as compared to the percentage of households with television sets turned on (HUT-see households using television). In an area where only 10 television sets are turned on and 5 are tuned to a particular program, the program would have a share of 50. However, a program share of 50 means nothing without knowing the possible size of the audience. The program rating will tell this information. If there are 100 television households in this same geographic area, the rating for this particular program would be 0.5, indicating that 5 out of a possible 100 households have their sets tuned in to the program. Advertisers need to know both the program share and rating in order to determine the most effective placement of their commercials. Therefore, share and rating are key concepts in understanding the planning of broadcast media for advertising.

2. see audience share.

3. see brand share.

In a family of multi-class mutual funds, this is the class that is usually characterized by a loaded fee structure. Class A mutual fund units will commonly have a front- or rear-end load, to compensate for the sales person's commission. Not all fund companies follow this class structure; however, it is the prominent method of distinction.

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Typically, the class A fund has a lower management expense ratio compared to the other classes within the same family. This is due to the load that is added to the acquisition cost, or redemption.

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