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split up

Dictionary definition · split up

noun

  1. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity"they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock"

verb

  1. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage"The couple divorced after only 6 months"
  2. separate into parts or portions"divide the cake into three equal parts"
  3. discontinue an association or relation; go different ways"The business partners broke over a tax question"
  4. become separated into pieces or fragments"The figurine broke"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).