English Explanatory Dictionary

split the difference

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. In a financial transaction, to settle on an amount midway between the offer and the asking price.
  2. To choose an option or take a position roughly midway between two opposed alternatives; to compromise.

Pronunciation

En-au-split the difference.ogg

Word forms

split the difference splits the difference splitting the difference

Synonyms

meet halfway

Related words

splitsies split the baby
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