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break⋅up
[breyk-uhp] 
| 1. | disintegration; disruption; dispersal. |
| 2. | the ending of a personal, esp. a romantic, relationship. |
| 3. | (in Alaska and Canada)
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| 4. | Informal. an act or instance of being convulsed with laughter. |
| 5. | temporary distortion in a televised picture. |
1785–95; n. use of v. phrase break up
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| break·up (brāk'ŭp') n.
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breakup
- The division of a company into separate parts. The most famous breakup to date was the 1984 division of AT&T (formerly, American Telephone & Telegraph Company). This breakup was intended to increase competition in the communications industry.
Case Study In early 1996, Dun & Bradstreet management announced the firm would be divided into three publicly traded companies. Dun & Bradstreet would survive as a smaller, leaner firm while A.C. Nielsen, the media-ratings company, and Cognizant, a marketing information firm, would become separate corporations. At the time of the announcement, all three firms were part of the same parent company. In announcing the breakup, Dun & Bradstreet's chief executive officer said the decision was driven by management's desire to improve shareholder value. That statement implied management believed the three companies would be more valuable as separately owned and managed enterprises than as components of a single company. |
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