in common

English

in common

Shared with one or more others.
My cousin and I have a grandfather and grandmother in common.
Held in joint possession.
Possessing similar or identical qualities.
I hate being alone with my boss as we have nothing in common.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
  The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally […]
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Normandy SR-1:
  Shepard: No, you were right. There is something between us.
  Liara: I knew it! And I knew you felt it, too. But... does this not seem rather strange? Why do I feel so close to you?
  Liara: We have only known each other a short time. We are from two different species. We have almost nothing in common. This makes no sense!

shared with others

Bulgarian: съвместно (bg) (sǎvmestno), общо (bg) (obšto)
Catalan: en comú
Chinese:
Mandarin: 共有 (zh) (gòngyǒu), 共同的 (zh) (gòngtóng de)
Dutch: gemeen (nl)
Finnish: yhteistä
French: en commun (fr) m
Greek:
Ancient: κοινῇ (koinêi)
Italian: in comune
Latin: commūniter
Portuguese: em comum (pt)
Russian: совме́стно (ru) (sovméstno), о́бщего (ru) n (óbščevo) (genittive of общее, read: óbščevo)
Spanish: en común
Swedish: gemensamt (sv)

held in joint possession