halved; halving
1
a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf
: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt.—
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David OwenExamples of halve in a Sentence
The store is halving the price of many summer items.
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By April 2025, the airline had halved its schedule to just 60 flights and was downgrading the passenger capacity on those as well.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Major developers such as Evergrande have defaulted on their debt, while property sales have nearly halved since 2021 to around 9.7 trillion yuan ($1.34 trillion) last year, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Autopsy rates more than halved from 1972 to 2007, plunging to a measly 8.3 percent.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
That same week, a document circulated among HUD workers that was reported on by national news outlets and obtained by the Tribune showing HUD’s workforce could be halved.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Major developers such as Evergrande have defaulted on their debt, while property sales have nearly halved since 2021 to around 9.7 trillion yuan ($1.34 trillion) last year, according to S&P Global Ratings.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Autopsy rates more than halved from 1972 to 2007, plunging to a measly 8.3 percent.
—Samuel Ashworth, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025
That same week, a document circulated among HUD workers that was reported on by national news outlets and obtained by the Tribune showing HUD’s workforce could be halved.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for halve
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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halve
verb
ˈhav 
ˈhȧv
halved; halving
1
: to divide into two halves
2
: to reduce to one half
halving the cost
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