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out #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 17, 2011 19:00 pm   out		  
"Profits are shared out yearly."
In this sentence is the word 'out' preposition or what?
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out #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 17, 2011 20:36 pm   out		  
Yes, "out" is a preposition, but it's best to think of "share out" as a phrasal verb. "out" emphasises the sense of distribution or disbursement.
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