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split⋅ting

  [split-ing]
Use splitting in a Sentence
–adjective
1. being split or causing something to split.
2. violent or severe, as a headache.
3. very fast or rapid.
–noun
4. Usually, splittings. a part or fragment that has been split off from something: Some cavemen made their smaller tools from the splittings of stone.
Origin:
1585–95; split + -ing 2 , -ing 1
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split

  [split] verb, split, split⋅ting, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1. to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
2. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block.
3. to tear or break apart; rend or burst: The wind split the sail.
4. to divide into distinct parts or portions (often fol. by up): We split up our rations.
5. to separate (a part) by such division.
6. to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc., as by discord: to split a political party.
7. to separate (a group, family, etc.) by such division.
8. to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party.
9. to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc.; share: We split a bottle of wine.
10. to separate into parts by interposing something: to split an infinitive.
11. Physics, Chemistry. to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts.
12. to issue additional shares of (stock) without charge to existing stockholders, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share.
13. Slang. leave; depart from: Let's split this scene.
–verb (used without object)
14. to divide, break, or part lengthwise: The board split in half.
15. to part, divide, or separate in any way (often fol. by up): The group of children split up into two teams. We'll split up here and meet later.
16. to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock.
17. to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole.
18. to part or separate, as through disagreement; sever relations: They split up after a year of marriage. He split with the company after a policy dispute.
19. to divide or share something with another or others; apportion.
20. Slang. to leave; depart.
–noun
21. the act of splitting.
22. a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting.
23. a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.
24. a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a party or organization, etc.
25. a faction, party, etc., formed by a rupture or schism.
26. an ice-cream dish made from sliced fruit, usually a banana, and ice cream, and covered with syrup and nuts.
27. Also called, especially British, nip. a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from 6 to 6 1/2 oz. (170 to 184 g).
28. a bottle, as of soda, liquor, etc., which is half the usual size.
29. a strip split from an osier, used in basketmaking.
30. Masonry. a brick of normal length and breadth but of half normal thickness, used to give level support to a course of bricks laid over one not level.
31. Often, splits. the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances or gymnastics.
32. Bowling. an arrangement of the pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult.
33. Philately. bisect (def. 5).
34. one of the layers of leather into which a skin is cut.
35. the act of splitting a stock.
–adjective
36. that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft.
37. disunited; divided: a split opinion.
38. (of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point.
39. (of a stock) having undergone a split.
—Idioms
40. split hairs. hair (def. 11).
41. split the difference. difference (def. 13).
Origin:
1570–80; 1950–55 for def. 13; < D splitten; akin to splijten, G spleissen to split

Related forms:
split⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
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split   (splĭt)   
v.   split, split·ting, splits

v.   tr.

  1. To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow. See Synonyms at tear1.

    1. To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend. See Synonyms at break.

    2. To affect with force in a way that suggests tearing apart: A lightning bolt split the night sky.

  3. To separate (people or groups, for example); disunite.

  4. To divide and share: split a dessert.

  5. To divide, as for convenience or proper ordering: split the project up into stages.

  6. To separate (leather, for example) into layers.

  7. To mark (a vote or ballot) in favor of candidates from different parties.

  8. To divide (stock) by issuing multiples of the existing stock with a corresponding reduction in the price of each share, so that the total value of the stock is unchanged.

  9. Sports To win half the games of (a series or double-header).

  10. Slang To depart from; leave: a mobster who suddenly split town.

v.   intr.

  1. To become separated into parts, especially to undergo lengthwise division.

  2. To become broken or ripped apart, especially from internal pressure.

  3. To become or admit of being divided: Let's split up into teams. This poem doesn't split up into stanzas very well.

  4. Informal To become divided or part company as a result of discord or disagreement: She split with the regular party organization. They split up after a year of marriage.

  5. To divide or share something with others.

  6. Slang To depart; leave: All the older kids have split to go dancing.

n.  

  1. The act of splitting or the result of it.

  2. A breach or rupture in a group.

  3. A splinter.

  4. Something divided and portioned out; a share.

  5. Sports The recorded time for an interval or segment of a race.

  6. A strip of flexible wood used for making baskets.

    1. A bottle of an alcoholic or carbonated beverage half the usual size.

    2. A drink of half the usual quantity.

    3. A half pint.

  8. A dessert of sliced fruit, ice cream, and toppings.

  9. Sports An acrobatic feat in which the legs are stretched out straight in opposite directions at right angles to the trunk. Often used in the plural.

  10. Sports An arrangement of bowling pins left standing after a bowl, in which two or more pins remain standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

  11. A single thickness of a split hide.

adj.  

  1. Having been divided or separated.

  2. Fissured longitudinally; cleft.

    1. Quoted in 16ths rather than in 8ths. Used of stocks.

    2. Having been split. Used of stocks.


[Dutch splitten, from Middle Dutch.]
split'ter n.
split·ting   (splĭt'ĭng)   
adj.  Very severe: a splitting headache.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
split

  1. in.
    to leave. : Look at the clock. Time to split.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

split  (v.)
1590, from M.Du. splitten, from P.Gmc. *spl(e)it- (cf. Dan., Fris. splitte, O.Fris. splita, Ger. spleißen "to split"), from PIE *(s)plei- "to split, splice" (see flint). Meaning "leave, depart" first recorded 1954, U.S. slang. Of couples, "to separate, divorce" from 1942. To split the difference is from 1715; to split (one's) ticket in the U.S. political sense is attested from 1842. The acrobatic feat first so called in 1861. Meaning "sweet dish of sliced fruit with ice cream" is attested from 1920, Amer.Eng. Splitting image "exact likeness" is from 1880. Split screen is from 1953; split shift is from 1955; split personality first attested 1919. Split-level as a type of building plan is recorded from 1952. Split-second first attested 1884, in ref. to a type of stopwatch with two second hands that could be stopped independently; adj. meaning "occurring in a fraction of a second" is from 1946.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

split

A proportionate increase in the number of shares of outstanding stock without a corresponding increase in assets or in funds available, as would be the case in a new stock offering or in an acquisition that uses stock as payment. Essentially, a firm splits its stock to reduce the market price and make the shares attractive to a larger pool of investors, although it is questionable if the firm's stockholders actually benefit from a split because share prices are reduced proportionately with the increase in shares outstanding. A 4-for-1 split would result in an owner of 100 shares receiving 300 additional shares, or an after-split total of 4 shares for every 1 share owned before the split. Compare reverse stock split. Also called split up, stock split.

Case Study

In April 1996, directors of the Coca-Cola Company approved a 2-for-1 split, the firm's fourth stock split in a decade. The announcement stated that trading in the split shares would begin on May 13, approximately a month after the split was announced. Shares of the firm's common stock fell by $1.25 with the announcement. Shareholders of Coca-Cola could expect that the stock price would decrease by half when the securities commenced trading on a post-split basis. A stock split results in additional shares of ownership without a corresponding change in total income or assets. All per-share financial statistics decline in proportion to the size of the split. Thus, a 2-for-1 split results in twice the outstanding shares, each with half the book value and half the earnings as prior to the split. In general, stock splits create more paper but not more value for shareholders, because the market value of the stock can be expected to fall in proportion to the size of the split. A stock trading at $60 per share just prior to a 4-for-1 split should trade at approximately $15 per share following the split. Academic research investigating how or when investors can profitably invest in stock split situations offers mixed results. Some research indicates that trading stock just prior to a split may create unusual profit opportunities. One well-known study finds that unusual returns can be earned in the days before and after the announcement, but not on the date of the actual split. Other research indicates investors will earn unusually low returns by investing in stock in the year or two following a split. This variability of results means the individual investors cannot expect to earn unusual profits by purchasing a stock just prior to or following a split. By the time a split occurs, any unusual profit opportunity has already passed.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: split
Function: adjective
1 : divided into portions, parts, or fragments split trial> split stock>
2 : divided by or in opinion split court> split decision>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: split
Pronunciation: 'split
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: split; split·ting
: to divide or break down (achemical compound) into constituents <split a fat into glycerol and fatty acids>; also : to remove by such separation <split off carbon dioxide>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

split (splĭt)
v. split, split·ting, splits

  1. To divide from end to end or along the grain by or as if by a sharp blow; tear.

  2. To break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend.

  3. To separate; disunite.

  4. To break apart or divide a chemical compound into simpler constituents.

splitting split·ting (splĭt'ĭng)
n.
The chemical change in which a covalent bond in a molecule is cleaved, producing two or more simpler fragments.

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