Synonyms: stock split, split, split up
Definition: an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
Usage: they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Synonyms: separate, split up, come apart, break, fall apart
Definition: become separated into pieces or fragments
Usage: The figurine broke; The freshly baked loaf fell apart
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: dissever, divide, separate, split, split up, carve up
Definition: separate into parts or portions
Usage: divide the cake into three equal parts; The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Definition: get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
Usage: The couple divorced after only 6 months
Similar words: part, separate, split, split up, break, break up
Definition: discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Usage: The business partners broke over a tax question; The couple separated after 25 years of marriage; My friend and I split up