STOCK SPLIT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does stock split mean? 

• STOCK SPLIT (noun)
  The noun STOCK SPLIT has 1 sense:

1. an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

  Familiarity information: STOCK SPLIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOCK SPLIT (noun)

Meaning:

An increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

split up; stock split; split

Context example:

they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock

Hypernyms ("stock split" is a kind of...):

increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)