split-up

Nouns

  • (n) an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
    • they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
    stock split, split,

Verbs

  • (v) get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
    • The couple divorced after only 6 months
    divorce,
  • (v) separate into parts or portions
    • divide the cake into three equal parts
    • The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
    carve up, dissever, divide, split, separate,
  • (v) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    • The business partners broke over a tax question
    • The couple separated after 25 years of marriage
    • My friend and I split up
    break up, part, split, separate, break,
  • (v) become separated into pieces or fragments
    • The figurine broke
    • The freshly baked loaf fell apart
    come apart, break, fall apart, separate,

Synonyms

stock split split divorce carve up dissever divide separate break up part break come apart fall apart

Antonyms

unite unify

See also

decompose break down break up

Words of close approximity