split up meaning

split up as a verb

1. separate into parts or portions
   • divide the cake into three equal parts
   • The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I

   Synonyms: divide, split, separate, dissever, carve up

   Type of: change integrity

   Kinds: subdivide, format, sectionalize, triangulate, unitize, lot, parcel, sliver, paragraph, canton, Balkanize

2. 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

   Synonyms: separate, part, split, break, break up

   Kinds: give the axe, disunify, disassociate, break with, divorce, secede, break

3. become separated into pieces or fragments
   • The figurine broke
   • The freshly baked loaf fell apart

   Synonyms: break, separate, fall apart, come apart

   Type of: change integrity

   Kinds: burst, puncture, smash, ladder, snap, break up, crush

4. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
   • The couple divorced after only 6 months

   Synonyms: divorce

   Type of: separate

split up as a 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

   Synonyms: split, stock split

   Type of: increase

How to pronounce split up

split up is pronounced /splɪt ʌp/ in British English and /splɪt ʌp/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.