more than halve

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

to reduce by an amount greater than half

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Examples (10)

  • The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
  • Overall operating profits more than halved to $24 million.
  • The company's workforce has more than halved over the past decade.
  • Energy consumption more than halved after the new regulations were implemented.
  • Our production costs have more than halved thanks to automation.
  • The deficit was more than halved within two years of the reforms.
  • Traffic accidents have more than halved since the speed limit was reduced.
  • The waiting time has more than halved with the new appointment system.
  • Unemployment rates more than halved during the economic boom.
  • The budget for this project has more than halved due to funding cuts.