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.—
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The store is halving the price of many summer items.
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His original 90-day jail sentence was effectively halved through a California law affecting many non-violent cases.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Homicides have been nearly halved and shootings are down 34% — a trend consistent in many of the nation's biggest cities following huge jumps during the pandemic.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 July 2024
Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from infectious diseases halved, the mortality rate for children under five years old fell by two thirds, and the maternal mortality rate fell by three quarters.
—Mark Suzman, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
Akre is the philanthropist who attempted to build the affordable housing development that got halved by the county supervisors.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
Homicides have been nearly halved and shootings are down 34% — a trend consistent in many of the nation's biggest cities following huge jumps during the pandemic.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 16 July 2024
Between 2000 and 2019, deaths from infectious diseases halved, the mortality rate for children under five years old fell by two thirds, and the maternal mortality rate fell by three quarters.
—Mark Suzman, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
Akre is the philanthropist who attempted to build the affordable housing development that got halved by the county supervisors.
—Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 10 July 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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