stock split

noun

: a division of corporate stock by the issuing to existing shareholders of a specified number of new shares with a corresponding lowering of par value for each outstanding share compare stock dividend

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The company instituted a 10-for-1 stock split a year ago. Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 June 2025 Seres has received a notice from Nasdaq regarding non-compliance with the minimum bid price requirement and plans to propose a reverse stock split to regain compliance. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025 On February 6, 2025, the company approved certain amendments to Angi’s certificate of incorporation and a reverse stock split, set to take effect on March 24, 2025. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 Bank of America included it on a list of companies that the firm believes might consider a stock split based on the shares’ lofty price and the company’s recent strength. Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stock split

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stock split was in 1950

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“Stock split.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20split. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

Legal Definition

stock split

noun
: the division of the outstanding shares of a corporation into a larger number of shares thereby reducing the value of each share but not the total value of each holding compare reverse stock split

Note: The purpose of a stock split is to make the stock more attractive to potential investors by reducing the price per share.

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