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split

split

13 7.2
When a company gives people who own its shares more shares without changing value
  • noun
  • /splɪt/
  • Specialized
: división de acciones
  • The company expects its common stock to begin trading at the split-adjusted price on Dec. 26.

That's because there are a lot of people like, but Kevin, there were stocks splits.

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Examples

  • Parties agree on a profit-loss split based on the proportion of capital provided.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The first player proposes a split of some gift of money.

    Blog text (12)
  • Apple just split their stock four ways.

  • The revenue split cut sounds like, OK, we really need to find some money somewhere.

  • The other player chooses whether to accept the proposed split or reject it.

    Blog text (12)
  • The book Slicing Pie outlines a dynamic equity split method called a Grunt Fund.

    Blog text (10)
  • Last week, the board of directors announced a stock split to increase shareholder value.

  • Investors were pleased to hear that the tech company would implement a split to boost its stock availability.

  • After the recent split, each shareholder received additional shares without any change in the overall value.

Synonyms

stock split
vssplit
  • Specialized
3 5.5

A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same

is an alternative term for the same share increase in corporate contexts

Antonyms

45 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

Idioms

to split hairs
  • Informal
17 6.8

Argue about very small differences that do not matter

lickety split
  • Informal
8 8.6

Very quickly without any delay

lickety-split
  • Informal
4 9.9

People say it to tell someone to hurry

lickety-split
  • Informal
3 8.8

Happens very quickly and without delay

1 8.1

To give each side part of what they want so both feel happy

5.6

To laugh very hard

Compounds

49 2.5

A very short moment when something happens

split personality
  • Specialized
12 8.0

A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour

10 1.0

A dessert of a banana with scoops of ice cream, sauces, nuts, and whipped cream

A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other

3 2.0

A dried pea cut in half and used for soup

stock split
  • Specialized
3 5.5

A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same

A thick hot dish made from split peas and vegetables

2 4.6

A work schedule with two short work periods separated by a long break

split infinitive
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'

1 5.8

To vote for candidates from more than one party in the same election

1 7.3

A player who stands wide to catch passes for the team on offense

1 6.1

A long wooden piece cut lengthwise from a log used in fences

1 4.8

A fence made from split logs stacked horizontally in a zigzag

reverse split
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value

split up
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value

reverse stock split
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same

split run
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas

split-brain technique
  • Specialized
9.7

A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain

9.4

A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test

How Large

split
  • Specialized
13 7.2
reverse split
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Surface Forms

split singular
splits plural

Etymology

Split comes from an old word meaning 'to divide'. Think of sharing one thing into more pieces — in a stock split, each share is divided into more shares without changing the total value.