stock split
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- noun
- /stɑk splɪt/
- Specialized
- The unusual stock split (and Larry Page's lost voice) isn't the only news to come out of Google's shareholder meeting.
- announced a stock split
- two-for-one stock split
- reverse stock split
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Watch on YouTubeSo instead they came up with this stock split idea and made these APE shares, which supposedly had equal value as the AMC shares.
- So instead they came up with this stock split idea and made these APE shares, which supposedly had equal value as the AMC shares.
- Exp, it's a, it feels a little lofty right now with the stock split.
Examples
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There's always some cousin or brother or grandmother whose stock split 64 ways, and why can't you sell 'em one of those, like I got some crystal ball or something.
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So instead they came up with this stock split idea and made these APE shares, which supposedly had equal value as the AMC shares.
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On Apple, though, it is possible that Apple, some say, is doing a stock split because they are the largest stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Stock splits can be confusing if they are not tracked as they occur.
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The company announced a 2-for-1 stock split to increase liquidity for its shares.
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Following a successful quarter, the board decided to implement a 3-for-2 stock split to reward shareholders.
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Investors were pleased when the firm declared a 4-for-1 stock split, resulting in more shares for everyone.
Synonyms
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When a company gives people who own its shares more shares without changing value
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A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun–noun composition 'stock' (share) + 'split' (division) makes it reasonably obvious that it involves dividing or increasing shares, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a general sense. However, the precise financial nuance — that additional shares are issued to current shareholders without changing the total value of holdings — is technical and not fully predictable from the constituents alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Stock split comes from the image of a stock that is split into more, smaller pieces, like cutting a cake into extra slices. That's why a stock split means 'more shares at a lower price' while the total value stays the same.