Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sharewa" shine aiki na ƙarshe ko kawar da wani abu a hukumance, musamman tsari, aiki, ko ci gaba, musamman ma wanda ake ganin rashin adalci ko zalunci. Ana yawan amfani da kalmar don yin nuni ga yunkurin kawar da bauta a Amurka a karni na 19, amma kuma tana iya nuni da soke wasu ayyuka, kamar hukuncin kisa ko aikin yara.