transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhav, ˈhäv ]
transitive verb
( halved ; halv·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from half half
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : to divide into two equal parts
b. : to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c. : to share equally
2. : to play (as a hole in golf) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent