Definition of "share-out" []

• A distribution in shares (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The Spanish Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad is said to be the world's biggest lottery but, rather than a single jackpot, it aims for a share-out in which thousands of numbers yield prize money."
• "But the deal has stagnated over the share-out of key ministries, particularly the home affairs ministry which runs the police."
• "Tsvangirai met Tuesday but failed to agree on a share-out of ministries in a power-sharing government, the opposition said."