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Meaning of "lion's share" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LION'S SHARE

lion's share  [ˈlaɪənz ʃeə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LION'S SHARE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lion's share is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LION'S SHARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lion's share

Lion's share

The lion's share is an idiomatic expression which refers to the larger part - or most - of something. The phrase derives from the plot of a number of fables ascribed to Aesop and is now used as their generic title, although they exist in several different versions. Other fables featuring the same basic situation of an animal dividing up a prey in such a way that it gains the greater part, or even all, exist in the East.

Definition of lion's share in the English dictionary

The definition of lion's share in the dictionary is the largest portion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LION'S SHARE


cochair
ˌkəʊˈtʃeə
plowshare
ˈplaʊˌʃeə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LION'S SHARE

lion
lion cub
lion-hearted
lion-heartedly
lion-hunter
lion-tamer
lioncel
lioness
lionet
lionfish
lionheartedness
lionisation
lionise
lioniser
lionism
lionization
lionize
lionizer
lionlike
lionly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LION'S SHARE

bonus share
carshare
flat-share
golden share
groundshare
hare
job share
March hare
market share
mindshare
phare
ploughshare
priority share
redshare
registered share
share
snowshoe hare
the lion´s share
time-share
voting share

Synonyms and antonyms of lion's share in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LION'S SHARE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lion's share» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lion's share

Translation of «lion's share» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LION'S SHARE

Find out the translation of lion's share to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lion's share from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lion's share» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最大的一份
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lo mejor
570 millions of speakers

English

lion´s share
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शेर का हिस्सा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصة الأسد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Львиная доля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maior parte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিংহ ভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

part du lion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bahagian singa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Löwenanteil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大部分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가장 큰 몫
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singa singa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phần sư tử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிங்கம் பங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंहाचा वाटा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Aslan payı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

parte del leone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lwią część
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Левова частка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

partea leului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μερίδα του λέοντος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leeue-aandeel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lejonparten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Brorparten
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LION'S SHARE»

The term «lion's share» is regularly used and occupies the 68.025 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LION'S SHARE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lion's share

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6 QUOTES WITH «LION'S SHARE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lion's share.
1
Dennis Hastert
There has to be some limit to what lawyers can take from their clients. Otherwise, cagey attorneys end up with the lion's share of the settlement and the victims end up with little more than scraps.
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Sandra Tsing Loh
We women make the lion's share of household purchases in this country. We ourselves drive billions of dollars a year in sales.
3
Branford Marsalis
The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid.
4
Mary Schapiro
Under the Dodd-Frank law, the SEC got the lion's share of the rules to write, more than 100 rules, and we have done an extraordinary amount of that. Eighty percent have been either proposed or adopted. So, a lot, a lot accomplished but of course, more to do.
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Mary Schapiro
The SEC got more than 100 rules to write under Dodd-Frank, the lion's share of all the agencies. And we've moved, I think, with a tremendous sense of urgency. But it takes a long time to write rules and get them approved by a five-member commission.
6
John Spratt
What we are effectively doing, I say this to the young people of America whom my colleagues represent, is leaving our children and grandchildren the tab for fighting a war, letting them pay for the lion's share of it by simply adding it to the national debt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LION'S SHARE»

Discover the use of lion's share in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lion's share and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lion's Share
When Ant receives a special invitation to dine with Lion, she is ready to be on her best behavior. During dessert, the other guests do not mind their manners, each one taking half of the remaining cake as it is passed around.
‎2013
2
The Lion's Share: A History of British Imperialism 1850-2011
As well as presenting a lively narrative of events, Bernard Porter explores a number of broad analytical themes, challenging more conventional and popular interpretations.
Bernard Porter, 2014
3
The Lion's Share...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Octave Thanet, 2012
4
Lion's Share
Lippitt crafts a provocative tale centered around the anarchical world of a rebellious young greaser named Billy that takes readers deep into the street-rod underworld life.
Russ Lippitt, 2007
5
The Lion's Share
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
Arnold Bennett, 2012
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The Lion's Share: A Novel
Jana Replansky, a thirty-four-old painter and gallery curator, begins her first romantic involvement, after years of trying to recover from childhood sexual abuse
Rochelle Ratner, 1991
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The lion's share
In the first of a new mystery series, veterinarian Carlson MacIntire has forty-eight hours to find the human killer before the police punish two precious endangered wolves for a murder they had been coaxed to commit. 20,000 first printing.
Kelly Anne Tate, Jack Hanna, 1992
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The Lion's Share [With Finger Puppets]
Lion takes more than his share of everything at a party even though his animal friends tell him he is not being fair, but he finds out that taking the "lion's share" is not always the best way to behave when it is time to clean up.
‎2009
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The Feud; the Lion's Share; the Silent Brothers
THIS 74 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories, by Arnold Bennett. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417903953.
Arnold Bennett, 2010
10
Qayb libaax:
A Somali-English Bilingual Children's Picture Book. The hungry animals of the Somali forest have worked together to kill a big fat camel. Now they must decide how to divide it. Will the portions be equal? Not with the lion in charge!
‎2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LION'S SHARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lion's share is used in the context of the following news items.
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Texas Counties on Gulf Coast Attract Lion's Share of State's $297 …
Texas Counties on Gulf Coast Attract Lion's Share of State's $297 Billion in Industrial Projects, an Industrial Info News Alert. By. Published: July ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
If you listened to Serial, you probably did so on an iPhone - Mashable
If you spend your commute tied to your earbuds listening to podcasts, you probably do it on an iPhone. The iPhone makes up the lion's share of ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
3
5 Impressive Finance Mutual Funds for High Return - July 20, 2015 …
FSLBX invests a lion's share of its assets in common stocks of companies engaged in investment banking, tax-advantaged investment, ... «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
4
Gimenez on MLS: 'It's Up to The City of Miami' « CBS Miami
So the city gets what it needs to cover the bonds and after that the Marlins end up with the lion's share of the revenue.” What about the feasibility ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Know which Cleveland Browns running back to buy | USA Today …
... the back to take a flier on from this likely three-way committee. At least he has an outside chance to take over the lion's share of the workload. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Lloyds and HSBC power record UK dividends - Citywire Money
'Better yet, the lion's share of growth is coming through regular dividends, rather than one-off specials, as the UK's largest companies benefit ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Online sales make getting your hands on a gun in Alabama easier …
In Alabama, the lion's share of the people who want to do so go to a pawn shop, gun store or any dealer that holds a federal firearms license. «AL.com, Jul 15»
8
Kerwynn Williams Hungry For Work - Arizona Cardinals
will split the lion's share of the carries, coach Bruce Arians said that's far from determined. Ellington is the team's starting running back, but after ... «AZCardinals.com, Jul 15»
9
Lockheed Beats on Q2 Earnings, Projects Higher 2015 Profit …
Of this, the lion's share of $23.2 billion went to the Aeronautics segment with Space Systems accounted for $17.6 billion. The rest comprised ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
10
Intel Slows Moore's Law Pace As Enterprise Spending Tightens
But enterprises – which still account for the lion's share of IT spending – tend to grow and shrink their spending based on what the gross ... «The Platform, Jul 15»

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