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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From January 2020 through today, Intel’s market capitalization has more than halved, while TSMC’s has more than quadrupled.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Electricity production at the Paluel nuclear plant in northern France was almost halved on Wednesday after the number 4 reactor was shut down and power at the number 3 reactor was reduced to protect infrastructure at the plant, according to a statement from provider EDF.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
An $11 million hole in Round Lake Area School District 116’s budget, blamed on the former chief financial officer, has been filled by cutting eight administrative positions and halving salary increases for all staffers for the next two fiscal years, with the approval of the teachers union.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
That plan would halve the travel time for light rail passengers.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Electricity production at the Paluel nuclear plant in northern France was almost halved on Wednesday after the number 4 reactor was shut down and power at the number 3 reactor was reduced to protect infrastructure at the plant, according to a statement from provider EDF.
—Theo Burman
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
An $11 million hole in Round Lake Area School District 116’s budget, blamed on the former chief financial officer, has been filled by cutting eight administrative positions and halving salary increases for all staffers for the next two fiscal years, with the approval of the teachers union.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
That plan would halve the travel time for light rail passengers.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for halve
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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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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