· 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"

Synonym(s): split, stock_split

Hypernym(s): increase, step-up

· get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

Synonym(s): divorce

Hypernym(s): separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up

· separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

Synonym(s): divide, split, separate, dissever, carve_up

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

· 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"

Synonym(s): separate, part, split, break, break_up

· become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"

Synonym(s): break, separate, fall_apart, come_apart

Hypernym(s): change_integrity