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Sharing

n.kind, joyfulwarm

Meaning 1

The act of giving others access to resources, time, knowledge, or experience.

Reach for it when praising generous access that respects consent and ownership

Sharing tools allowed three small farms to avoid new debt.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    lending

    when temporary use with expected return is central

    not when Lending is only one kind of sharing.

  • warm

    generosity

    when willing ample giving is central

    not when Generosity can transfer ownership rather than share use.

  • professional

    co-ownership

    when legal joint ownership is exact

    not when Sharing does not always confer ownership.

  • professional

    distribution

    when allocation among recipients is the practical action

    not when Distribution can be unequal or compulsory.

Meaning 2

The act of communicating information, feelings, or experience.

Reach for it when describing voluntary disclosure suited to the audience

Her sharing of the failed results saved another team a month.

Choose between these

5
  • everyday

    exchange

    when information or experience moves both ways

    not when Sharing need not receive anything in return.

  • warm

    confiding

    when private trust supports personal disclosure

    not when Confiding is intimate and unsuitable for public data.

  • warm

    storytelling

    when experience is communicated through narrative

    not when Storytelling can reshape facts and is not every form of sharing.

  • professional

    communication

    when transfer of information is the broad idea

    not when Communication can be one-way and impersonal.

  • professional

    disclosure

    when making information known is precise

    not when Disclosure can be mandatory or harmful.

Said against

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  • hoarding
  • withholding
  • secrecy
  • silence

It naturally appears in

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  • resource sharing

    Resource sharing gave every workshop access to the expensive saw.

  • knowledge sharing

    Knowledge sharing reduced repeated maintenance errors.

  • sharing of experience

    The sharing of experience made the new carers feel less isolated.

  • fair sharing

    Fair sharing begins with agreement about the scarce resource.

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