halve

verb

ˈhav 

ˈhäv

halved; halving

transitive verb

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.

—David Owen

Examples of halve in a Sentence

The store is halving the price of many summer items.

Recent Examples on the Web

Yes, bananas can be frozen in a variety of ways, whether peeled, unpeeled, halved, sliced, or mashed. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026

That’s what growth data next week may begin to hint at, just days after the government halved its outlook for the year. —Nick Heubeck, Bloomberg, 25 Apr. 2026

His comments came after the Iran war weighed on demand in the first three months of the year, halving the luxury giant's sales growth. —Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026

Major travel and hospitality brands including Accor, Club Med, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Minor Hotels, Radisson Hotel Group, and Six Senses, pledged to halve food waste by 2026, adopting practices such as deploying AI to analyze guest consumption patterns across different meals and seasons. —Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from half half

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for halve

• calve
• have
• nav
• mohave

Kids Definition

halve

verb

ˈhav 

ˈhȧv

halved; halving

1

: to divide into two halves

2

: to reduce to one half

halving the cost