S: (n) dole (a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
S: (n) way (a portion of something divided into shares) "they split the loot three ways"
S: (n) ration (a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
S: (n) allowance (an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)) "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous"
S: (n) slice, piece (a share of something) "a slice of the company's revenue"
S: (n) split (a promised or claimed share of loot or money) "he demanded his split before they disbanded"
S: (n) interest, stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something) "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
S: (n) insurable interest (an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured)
S: (n) vested interest ((law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another)
S: (n) guarantee, guaranty (a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
S: (n) lien (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)
S: (n) artisan's lien (lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for)
S: (n) general lien (a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property)
S: (n) judgment lien (lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale)
S: (n) landlord's lien (lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property)
S: (n) mechanic's lien (lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure)
S: (n) garageman's lien (the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles)
S: (n) tax lien (lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien))
S: (n) federal tax lien (lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable)
S: (n) state tax lien (a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes)
S: (n) warehouseman's lien (right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid)
S: (n) fee (an interest in land capable of being inherited)
S: (n) fee simple (a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away)
S: (n) fee tail (a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away)
S: (n) equity (the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation)
S: (n) sweat equity (interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance)
S: (n) reversion ((law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee))
S: (n) escheat (a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs)
S: (n) right ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing) "mineral rights"; "film rights"
S: (n) cut ((film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next) "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt"
S: (n) cut, gash (a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
S: (n) cut (a step on some scale) "he is a cut above the rest"
S: (n) cut, gash, slash, slice (a wound made by cutting) "he put a bandage over the cut"
S: (n) cut, cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
S: (n) stinger, cut (a remark capable of wounding mentally) "the unkindest cut of all"
S: (n) cut, track (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc) "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage) "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
S: (n) cut (the style in which a garment is cut) "a dress of traditional cut"
S: (n) cut (a canal made by erosion or excavation)
S: (n) cut, undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball) "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of cutting something into parts) "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (n) cut (the act of reducing the amount or number) "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
S: (n) cut (an unexcused absence from class) "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Verb
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (v) cut (discharge from a group) "The coach cut two players from the team"
S: (v) cut (divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult) "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
S: (v) cut (have grow through the gums) "The baby cut a tooth"
S: (v) cut (grow through the gums) "The new tooth is cutting"
S: (v) geld, cut (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)) "the vet gelded the young horse"
Adjective
S: (adj) cut (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument) "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
S: (adj) cut (fashioned or shaped by cutting) "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"