halve

American  

[hav, hahv] / hæv, hɑv /

verb (used with object)

halved, halving

1. to divide into two equal parts.

2. to share equally.

   to halve one's rations with a stranger.

3. to reduce to half.

4. Golf. to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

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idioms

1. halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.

halve British  

/ hɑːv /

verb

1. to divide into two approximately equal parts

2. to share equally

3. to reduce by half, as by cutting

4. golf to take the same number of strokes on (a hole or round) as one's opponent

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Other Word Forms

• unhalved adjective

Etymology

Origin of halve

1250–1300; Middle English halven, derivative of half

Example Sentences

Grail, a US pharmaceutical company, halved in value after the announcement taking its share price back to levels seen at the end of the summer.

From BBC

It roughly halved the nation’s effective tariff rate and could shrink yearly tariff revenue by approximately $200 billion, he said.

From MarketWatch

Bitcoin has nearly halved from last year’s all-time high to about $67,000 as of Thursday.

From Barron's

The U.K. may be facing some additional headwinds, as its share of global streaming has roughly halved in the last decade.

From The Wall Street Journal

The population has now halved, and child poverty in parts of Horden is double the national average.

From BBC