split-up

[split-uhp]

noun

1. a splitting or separating into two or more parts.

2. a separation or dissociation of two groups or people.

3. Commerce.,  a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby all the capital stock and assets are exchanged for those of two or more newly established companies, resulting in the liquidation of the parent corporation.

split up

verb

1. (tr) to separate out into parts; divide

2. (intr) to become separated or parted through disagreement

   they split up after years of marriage

3. to break down or be capable of being broken down into constituent parts

   I have split up the question into three parts

noun

1. the act or an instance of separating

Word History and Origins

Origin of split-up¹

First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase split up