split up English

Meaning split up meaning

What does split up mean?

split up

— verb (= divorce) get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage The couple divorced after only 6 months

— verb (= divide, separate, carve up) separate into parts or portions divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

— verb (= separate, split, break) discontinue an association or relation; go different ways The business partners broke over a tax question The couple separated after 25 years of marriage My friend and I split up

— noun (= split) 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 (= break, separate, fall apart) become separated into pieces or fragments The figurine broke The freshly baked loaf fell apart

Synonyms split up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as split up?

split up English » English

split

separate

break up

divide

part

break

divorce

dissever

stock split

fall apart

disperse

carve up

subdivided

share

partition

leave

go apart

distribute

come apart

cleave

break apart

become divided

be disunited

vary

vacate

untidy

take apart

supply

subdivide

stratify

spread out

splinter

snap

slit open

shell out

sever

segregate

segmentation

sectioning

section

secede

screen off

scattered about

resign

repudiate

renounce

reallocate

pound

portion out

portion

Topics split up topics

What do people use split up to talk about?

Person Life Marriage

Divorce

• What words refer to when a husband and wife no longer live together?
  separate separation estrange split up break up (a marriage) live apart