stock split

American  

[stok split] / ˈstɒk ˌsplɪt /

noun

1. the act of issuing additional shares of stock to existing stockholders by dividing the existing shares into smaller parts, reducing the price per share.

   The company announced a five-for-one stock split, meaning each investor will have five shares of stock for every one they held before.

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Etymology

Origin of stock split

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

This stabilized the ions, lowered the energy required for water to split, and increased the amount of dissociation.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

Justice Brett Kavanaugh tried to split the baby, and Dahlia and Mark explain why his approach is more alarming than it first appears.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

Comcast announced Monday plans to split into two companies, one focused on technology and the other on media, by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Yasmin El-Saie is a content creator from London who says she would be "put off if a man expected us to split the bill on a first date".

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“Listen everyone,” Magdalys said, reaching the mass of kids, “we’ve got to split up. I’m going to take all the youngest ones.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older