other half
Americannoun
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the people of an economic class clearly different from one's own or from that to which reference is being made.
a glimpse of how the other half lives.
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Informal. one's spouse.
Example Sentences
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Half of the investors in the recent round bought shares that priced the company at $450 million, and the other half purchased equity priced at $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
In the other half, we reduced expression using "Tough Decoy" constructs.
From Science Daily
Mattel announced plans to spend around $160 million to acquire the other half of mobile games studio Mattel 163, a joint venture between Mattel and the Chinese internet and video game company NetEase.
From Los Angeles Times
The other half will be too distracted to notice.
From Los Angeles Times
The other half received a standard flu vaccine as a control.
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