halved; halving
1
a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf
: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt.—
David Owen
David OwenExamples of halve in a Sentence
The store is halving the price of many summer items.
Recent Examples on the Web
On a larger scale, Sweden halved the number of people killed on its roads between 2008 and the end of 2017.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Will there be a loss to miners as the reward is halved?
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Quarter or halve potatoes and put them in a large bowl.
—Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The first Bitcoin reward was 50 BTC, which has halved several times, and is expected to fall to 3.125 BTC in the next halving in April 2024.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The company’s share price has more than halved in the past year.
—Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Even so, flying at Mach 1.7 only over water would roughly halve the duration of flights between New York to London or Seattle to Tokyo.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
Burning more gas and coal runs counter to President Biden’s pledge to halve the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gases and to generate all of America’s electricity from pollution-free sources such as wind, solar and nuclear by 2035.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Bitcoin halving volatility Usually, Bitcoin rides a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys after hitting record highs.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
Will there be a loss to miners as the reward is halved?
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Quarter or halve potatoes and put them in a large bowl.
—Yakir Levy, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
The first Bitcoin reward was 50 BTC, which has halved several times, and is expected to fall to 3.125 BTC in the next halving in April 2024.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The company’s share price has more than halved in the past year.
—Sabah Meddings, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024
Even so, flying at Mach 1.7 only over water would roughly halve the duration of flights between New York to London or Seattle to Tokyo.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
Burning more gas and coal runs counter to President Biden’s pledge to halve the nation’s planet-warming greenhouse gases and to generate all of America’s electricity from pollution-free sources such as wind, solar and nuclear by 2035.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Bitcoin halving volatility Usually, Bitcoin rides a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys after hitting record highs.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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halve
verb
ˈhav 
ˈhȧv
halved; halving
1
: to divide into two halves
2
: to reduce to one half
halving the cost
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