stock split
noun[C]
STOCK MARKET,FINANCEukus(alsoshare split)anoccasionwhen a company’ssharesaredividedintosmallerunitsto make themeasiertosellat alowerprice, while thetotalvalueof the company'ssharesremainsthe same:
Whentheirsharepriceapproachestripledigits, they usuallydo astocksplit.
Asoftwarepublishergainedafterdeclaringa2-for-1stocksplit.
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split stock
See also
reverse stock split