by half

Idioms  

1. Considerably, a great deal, as in He was too good a cook by half for this small restaurant. [c. a.d. 1000] Contrast by halves.

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Example Sentences

The authority enlisted AMP to build and operate an automated facility that will take in unsorted garbage and reduce the volume of trash headed to the landfill by half by removing recyclables and organic matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

Venezuela’s oil exports have consequently plummeted by half over the course of the last month.

From Los Angeles Times

They reported productivity gains of 30% for software development and that the integration of AI into the chip yield-management process has cut the time to identify problems by half.

From Barron's

With the essentials taken care of, history tells us Americans will next turn to clothes: During the last round of stimulus in spring 2021, check recipients increased their spending on apparel by nearly three-quarters compared with the week before, with athletic apparel and footwear among the most popular, as spending rose by half in this category.

From Barron's

Telefonica has also said it will cut its dividend by half next year, to 15 cents per share, as part of effort to reduce its debt.

From Barron's