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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The store is halving the price of many summer items.
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OpenAI engineers have reportedly developed new inference optimizations that more than halved the cost of running AI models, dramatically reducing the number of Nvidia GPUs needed to serve some ChatGPT traffic.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
State air regulators recently approved updates to the program that could halve a pot of money the state receives from allowance sales to fund climate, transportation and other initiatives.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
The experience can be halved, too, with a start or stop in Adelaide.
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Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that processing power doubles every two years whilst almost halving in cost.
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Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
2 July 2026
State air regulators recently approved updates to the program that could halve a pot of money the state receives from allowance sales to fund climate, transportation and other initiatives.
—
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The experience can be halved, too, with a start or stop in Adelaide.
—
Maryam Siddiqi,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore observed that processing power doubles every two years whilst almost halving in cost.
—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
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“Halve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halve. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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