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split-up

[split-uhp]

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.



split up

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of separating

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of split-up1

First recorded in 1830–40; noun use of verb phrase split up
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But now, looking at the proposed split-up, it’s clear Zaslav has nothing but contempt for the sporting world that, for now, remains one of traditional TV’s last solid revenue sources.

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"Transporting it in its gaseous state requires significant energy. An alternative way of storing and transporting it would be to 'split-up' the hydrogen atoms into its base components, electrons and protons."

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

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Weeks after the outage, Alibaba group Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang took over as head of the cloud unit, a role he will continue to hold concurrently even after the split-up.

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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.

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