halves

[ havz, hahvz ]
/ hævz, hɑvz /

noun

plural of half.

Idioms for halves

    by halves,
    1. incompletely or partially: to do things by halves.
    2. halfheartedly: better not at all than by halves.
    go halves, to share equally; divide evenly.

Words nearby halves

Idioms and Phrases with go halves (1 of 2)

go halves

Also, go fifty-fifty. Share equally. For example, Ann suggested that they go halves on the rent, or The brothers are going fifty-fifty in their new business. The first term dates from the late 1600s, the variant from the early 1900s.

Idioms and Phrases with go halves (2 of 2)

halves

see by halves; go halves. Also see under half.