"in common" meaning in English

See in common in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-us-in-common.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in common, {{en-PP}} in common
  1. Shared with one or more others. Translations (shared with others): κοινῇ (koinêi) (Ancient Greek), съвместно (sǎvmestno) (Bulgarian), общо (obšto) (Bulgarian), en comú (Catalan), 共有 (gòngyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 共同的 (gòngtóng de) (Chinese Mandarin), gemeen (Dutch), yhteistä (Finnish), en commun [masculine] (French), in comune (Italian), commūniter (Latin), em comum (Portuguese), совме́стно (sovméstno) (Russian), о́бщего (óbščevo) (alt: genittive of общее) [neuter] (Russian), en común (Spanish), gemensamt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_common-en-prep_phrase-pus6ISvs Disambiguation of 'shared with others': 77 17 6
  2. Held in joint possession. Translations (held in joint possession): gemeen (Dutch), en commun (French), gemein (German), gemeinsam (German), in comune (Italian), shirika (Swahili)
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  3. Possessing similar or identical qualities.
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