shareableadj.n.
/ˈʃɛːrəbl/, U.S. /ˈʃɛrəb(ə)l/ A. adj.
That may be shared; suitable for sharing.In regular use from mid 20th cent.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > dividing and sharing > divided and shared > able to be
participable1610
shareable1674
1674 Defensio Legis xv. 181 By the Civil Law generally, the Inheritance is Divideable among Males: At Common Law, if the Estate be Personal; 'tis likewise shareable.
1869 J. R. Vernon Random Truths in Common Things 260 To save us from unnecessary and easily shareable toil and thought.
1920 Q. Rev. July 161 It must be shared or at least must be shareable; otherwise it were nothing at all.
1980 Dædalus Spring 20 Scientific understanding is essentially and eminently shareable.
2007 Time Out N.Y. 18 Jan. 38/1 Friends of meze and tapas will be happy to hear that Venezuela has its own breed of shareable snacks known as pasapalos.
2021 Times of India (Nexis) 4 July Then, click the ‘•••’ menu in the top right corner of the file you uploaded and select ‘copy shareable link’.
B. n.
A thing that may be shared, or is suitable for sharing; (now) spec. a serving of food that is or may be shared by two or more diners, esp. in a restaurant.
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1909 J. Brierley Aspects of Spiritual xxxiv. 263 The lust of power is not amongst the shareables. When a man wants dominion over his fellows, he wants it for himself.
1945 Wesleyan (Wesleyan College, Georgia) (Contest issue) 17/2 Hair curlers, stamps, clothes, food, paper, and cigarettes are high on the hit parade of ‘shareables’ [in a college cohort].
2001 S. Warren & T. L. Ishikawa Moon Handbks.: Oregon (ed. 5) 371/2 [The restaurant] places an emphasis upon small plates and shareables, so that everyone can sample a bit of everything.
2021 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 9 Apr. Menu items include..shareables like charcuterie boards, baked pretzels, and lettuce wraps.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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