Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

go halves

Idioms  
  1. 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.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He offered to go halves on a handbag for Lauren, despite having never met either woman, and even suggested a possible "wedding in Vegas".

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

We've found a lovely little place to have our lunches recently, and we'll see if she's treating me or not, but I always, always, offer to go halves!

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2019

For how to go halves, see the previous page.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

"I'm game if you are, and ready to go halves."

From The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life by John Campbell

In the mean time, he laughed at the anticipated ridicule, and asked me if I would go halves with him.

From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com