split-up

[ split-uhp ]

/ ˈsplɪtˌʌp /

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noun

a splitting or separating into two or more parts.

a separation or dissociation of two groups or people.

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.Compare spin-off (def. 1), split-off (def. 3).

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Origin of split-up

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

Words nearby split-up

split tin, splitting, splitting adz, splitting adze, splitting field, split-up, split wings, splodge, sploosh, splore, splosh

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How to use split-up in a sentence

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
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Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
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The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for split-up

split up

verb (adverb)

(tr) to separate out into parts; divide

(intr) to become separated or parted through disagreementthey split up after years of marriage

to break down or be capable of being broken down into constituent partsI have split up the question into three parts

noun split-up

the act or an instance of separating

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