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

Shares of Rivian — following near-record gains Wednesday — are up roughly 16% in 2025, while Lucid remains off more than 40%, including a 1-for-10 reverse stock split this summer. —Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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

Netflix said Thursday that its Board of Directors has approved a 10-for-1 forward stock split of the company’s high-flying common stock that trades at well over 1,000 a share. —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.