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stock split

[ stok split ]

noun

  1. the act of issuing additional shares of stock to existing stockholders by dividing the existing shares into smaller parts, reducing the price per share:

    The company announced a five-for-one stock split, meaning each investor will have five shares of stock for every one they held before.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stock split1

First recorded in 1945–50

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