| 1. | pl. of half. |
| 2. | by halves,
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| 3. | go halves, to share equally; divide evenly. |
go halves
Also, go fifty-fifty. Share equally. For example, Ann suggested that they go halves on the rent, or The brothers are going fifty-fifty in their new business. The first term dates from the late 1600s, the variant from the early 1900s.