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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Break up

Hello,

Her articles caused the congress to break up Standard oil company in 1911.

Here does break up mean to end to close the company, or to make it to smaller parts?

Thank you in advance.
  

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Hi, Force it to change into a number of smaller companies. Clive

  • Hi, Force it to change into a number of smaller companies.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Force it to change into a number of smaller companies.

Clive

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