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stock split
[ stok split ]
noun
- the act of issuing additional shares of stock to existing stockholders by dividing the existing shares into smaller parts, reducing the price per share:
The company announced a five-for-one stock split, meaning each investor will have five shares of stock for every one they held before.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stock split1
First recorded in 1945–50
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