stock split

noun

An event wherein a company that has previously issued shares of stock increases the number of shares while reducing the value of each share accordingly.

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splitsplit up
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Meanings

nounstock split (plural stock splits)

plural stock splits

  1. USbusinessAn event wherein a company that has previously issued shares of stock increases the number of shares while reducing the value of each share accordingly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

Similar
splitsplit up
Broader
increasestep-up
Also see
share splitsplitsplit up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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