share·ware (shâr?wâr?)n. Copyrighted software that is available free of charge on a trial basis, usually with the condition that users pay a fee for continued use and support.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.shareware (?????w??) n (Computer Science) computing software available to all users without the need for a licence and for which a token fee is requestedCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014share?ware (????r?w??r) n. computer software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use. [1980?85] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.