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• split-up
  split-up

  noun

  a splitting or separating into two or more parts.
• split up
  split up

  verb

  (tr) to separate out into parts; divide

split-up

American  

[split-uhp] / ˈsplɪtˌʌp /

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.

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split up British  

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

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noun

1. the act or an instance of separating

Etymology

Origin of split-up

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

Example Sentences

He said he came home from school one day to find that most of the family’s household belongings were gone, divided between his split-up parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

If Kellogg’s split-up taught us anything, it’s that value can often come from making a stand-alone business attractive to an acquirer.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

An MP has criticised the "appalling" treatment of a family split-up by UK authorities as they tried to flee Sudan.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

SBI Securities analyst Shinji Moriyuki said the split-up would probably prevent Chinese government scrutiny of any of Alibaba's operations from affecting the rest of the group.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

He cried a little but he knew he would be all right because, ever since the split-up of his parents when he was five, he had pretty much raised himself.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger