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breakup

[ breyk-uhp ]

noun

  1. disintegration; disruption; dispersal.
  2. the ending of a personal, especially a romantic, relationship.
  3. (in Alaska and Canada)
    1. the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring.
    2. the first day on which such ice is soft or dispersed enough to permit ships to use the waterways.
  4. Informal. an act or instance of being convulsed with laughter.
  5. temporary distortion in a televised picture.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of breakup1

First recorded in 1785–95; noun use of verb phrase break up
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He doesn’t shy away from recounting breakups, makeups and legal and personal battles between the friends and bandmates, but there is a patina of sadness over these anecdotes, rather than bitterness or blame-laying.

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Keith didn't want to sell the business or let Lloyds take a stake, but by December the bank called in its loans and Keith's business collapsed, with PwC paid to oversee the breakup.

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The search giant faces a potential breakup after a federal judge ruled last year that Mountain View, Ca.-based Google illegally maintained a monopoly in online search.

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With a majority of the county supervisors endorsing a pullout, some at City Hall are expressing fresh concerns about the looming breakup.

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After that, either Skydance or Redstone, with support of Paramount’s special committee, could walk away, but Paramount would have to pay the breakup fee.

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