Meaning Of The Word By half

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by half
If you increase something by half, half of the original amount is added to it. If you decrease it by half, half of the original amount is taken away from it.

by half in American English
by very much; by far
considerably; very much

by half in British English
by an excessive amount or to an excessive degree

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