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split-up I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: from split up, v. 1. : an act or result of splitting up : separation < split-up of the Roman Empire — Sebastian De Grazia > < trying desperately to avoid a domestic split-up > 2. a. : the act or process of splitting the stock of a corporation : split < stock split-ups and stock dividends > < a tax-free split-up > b. : the breaking up of a corporation or interrelated group of corporations by legal compulsion or otherwise < split-up of utility holding companies > c. : a transfer of a distinctive business constituting one of two or more businesses owned by a corporation to another corporation controlled by the former accompanied by the surrender of all stock owned by stockholders in the distributing corporation for new stock in both that and in the controlled corporations — compare spin-off, split-off II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective of the hindquarters of a horse : lacking substance : short, narrow; especially : lacking sound muscular development between the thighs |