0 to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line:
The prize was split between Susan and Kate.
Split the aubergines in half and cover with breadcrumbs.
[ + obj + adj ] The woman had split her head open (= got a long, deep wound in her head) when she was thrown off the horse.
The union executive has split down the middle (= divided into two equal-sized groups who disagree with each other) on what to do next.
A group of extremists split (off) from the Labour Party to form a new "Workers Party".
1 to tell other people secret and damaging information about someone:
4 to divide into two or more parts, esp. along a particular line:
5 a long, thin tear, or a division:
There’s a split in this sheet.
Peace talks are threatened by a split among rebel leaders.
6 to divide or cause to divide into two or more parts:
The senior leadership finally concluded that it made sense for the two businesses to split.
split sth between sth It is thought that Mr Snow's job will now be split between general insurance and life insurance.
split sth equally/evenly She splits her time equally between work and home.
split sth up into sth The corporation was split up into three separate companies.
7 if a part of an organization splits or is split from the larger organization, it becomes its own independent organization:
split (sth) from sth The Shanghai enterprise split from a joint venture with S.C. Johnson.
split sth into sth The electronics division was split off into a freestanding company.
8 to divide money in order to share it between people, organizations, or groups:
split sth between sb/sth Sales-tax money will be split between the city and the state.
The online magazine recorded revenues of $11.5m split equally between subscription fees and advertising.
split sth two/three/four, etc. ways We will split the profits three ways.
split sth 50-50/60-40/70-30, etc. Let's split the cost 50-50.
9 to divide shares of a company into two or more shares with lower value:
10 if a group of people or their opinions split or are split, some people have one opinion and others have a different opinion:
11 to end a relationship:
12 the act of dividing each of a company's shares into two or more shares:
Opinions were split cleanly between men and women.
The electronics division was split off into a freestanding company.
Pieces of stone can be split off by forcing wedges between the layers.
People even act as their own psychologists, splitting themselves into professional and client-subjects to do this.
Statistical tests show that splitting the data in such a way was appropriate.
However, further work is required to establish the meaning and significance of the various splits in these diagrams.
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