fractionalize

Definition of fractionalizenext

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Recent Examples of fractionalize The trend toward fractional trading also comes at a time when stock splits—when companies with high share prices fractionalize shares to more affordable levels—have fallen out of favor (Apple is one outlier, having split its stock several times). Lucinda Shen, Fortune, 2 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fractionalize
Verb
  • The researchers used a single high radiation dose, whereas human treatments are usually fractionated – that is, given in smaller doses over time.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Dent corn is fractionated into its various elements (starch, protein/germ, oil and moisture).
    WWD, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Defendants misleading sales and advertising practices, along with bifurcating sales and marketing against the operation of the rental Program and debt enforcement, allowed Defendants to offload their supply of aging and stagnant inventory at an unlawful premium.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Now we’re bifurcated, with roughly a third of our households not meeting self-sufficiency standards, and more than a third achieving wealth that was unimaginable a generation ago.
    Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The proposal was to close the Churchill Avenue crossing, which is right next to Palo Alto High School, but the community is divided on what is the best way to protect kids.
    Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948, and Lebanon remains deeply divided over diplomatic engagement with Israel.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Elie also subdivided the formerly five-acre property into four separate lots, with the Crosby residence now sitting on a smaller 2.4-acre parcel, and even had the 1200 Jackling Drive address changed in honor of Kathryn, who had always envisioned it as 1200 Armsby Drive.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The listing also notes that the land has already been subdivided into five lots, offering potential flexibility for future development or the creation of a multi-structure compound.
    Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In this game, a Proposer is given a sum of money and invited to choose in what proportion to split it with a Receiver.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • What is the fairest way to split the cash?
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lyle: What was really important for us with Lottie is that there’s a tendency to want to dichotomize characters in television and film into protagonists and antagonists, or heroes and villains.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Worse examples: resystematize, transparentize, essentialize, rightsize, dichotomize.
    Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
Verb
  • Another said the odor evoked the memory of dissecting a dead bird.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Daniels hasn’t shown the ability to consistently dissect defenses and win with accuracy from the pocket.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Early methods segmented sonar imagery into regions that show as highlights paired with acoustic shadows.
    John Femiani, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
  • If a judge overturned Tuesday’s court ruling to extend polling place times, the provisional ballots would help election officials segment out votes cast after polls were originally scheduled to close.
    Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Fractionalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fractionalize. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.

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