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

Examples of stock split in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

ServiceNow completed a 5-for-1 stock split. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025

The price of a share of Netflix is about to get less expensive, with the streaming giant’s board of directors signing off on a 10-for-one stock split, the company said Thursday. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025

The purpose of the stock split is to reset the market price of the company’s common stock to a range that will be more accessible to employees who participate in its stock option program. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025

The streaming giant announced Thursday that its board approved a 10-for-1 forward stock split of Netflix common stock. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stock split

• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit
• cockpit
• commit
• dalit
• dendrite
• emit
• illite

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.