usage: 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"
usage: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
3. separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
usage: 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"
4. break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart, change integrity
usage: become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart"