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