noun
Refers to the amount or part one receives, especially in contexts like dividing profits, inheritance, or allocated resources.
遺産の取り代は兄弟で平等に分けた。
The shares of the inheritance were divided equally among the siblings.
利益の取り代をめぐって争いが起きた。
A dispute arose over the distribution of profits.
取り分 is a more common word for 'share' or 'portion', while 取り代 is less frequent and may carry a nuance of a formally allocated or contractual share.
分け前 also means 'share', but often implies a division among people, like splitting a bill or loot. 取り代 can be used in more abstract or formal contexts.
Compound of 取り (tori, 'taking') + 代 (shiro, 'substitute' or 'price'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of 'what one takes as one's due'.