split the difference

Meaning: In afinancialtransaction, to settle on an amountmidwaybetween theofferand theasking price.1838, Boz [pseudonym;Charles Dickens], chapter 3, inOliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress.[…], volume(please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London:Richard Bentley,[…],→OCLC:"Come!" said Gamfield; "say four pound, gen'lmen. Say four pound, and you've got rid on him for good and all. There!""Three pound ten," repeated Mr. Limbkins, firmly."Come! I'llsplit the difference, gen'lmen," urged Gamfield. "Three pound fifteen."1916,Ring Lardner, Sr., chapter 3, inYou Know Me Al:My new brother-in-law Allen told me I should ought to give the preist $5 and I thought it should be about $2 the same as the license so Isplit the differenceand give him $3.50.; (idiomatic,by extension)Tochooseanoptionor take a position roughly midway between two opposedalternatives; tocompromise.1875,Anthony Trollope, chapter 28, inThe Way We Live Now, London:Chapman and Hall,[…]:Dolly suggested that they should meet at the club at 4 p.m. Sir Felix had named noon, and promised to call at Dolly's lodgings. Theysplit the differenceat last and agreed to start at two.1916,Zane Grey, chapter 11, inThe Border Legion:Gulden appeared at a loss for an instant reply. "I want plenty to do," he replied, presently. "I want to be in on everything. I want to be free to kill a man when I like.". . . "Gulden, I'llsplit the differencebetween us. I'll leave you free to do as you like. But all the others—every man—must take orders from me."1948September and October, “The Why and The Wherefore: The Irish Gauge”, inRailway Magazine, page348:Expert advice to him from many sources varied between 5 ft. and 5 ft. 6 in. Hesplit the differenceat 5 ft. 3 in., which was fixed by Act of August 18, 1856, as the standard for Ireland.2012July 8, “New Cars: Embracing Efficiency, Halfheartedly”, inNew York Times, retrieved15 November 2015:In terms of both price and efficiency, the Malibu Eco attempts tosplit the differencebetween a conventionally powered sedan and all-out efficiency champs like the Toyota Camry and Ford Fusion hybrids.

Examples:

EN: Well, give them back what they say you took and split the difference. Then get back to Chi, quick.
ES: Pues devuélveles los 200, reparte la diferencia y regresa a casa de Chi rápido.
EN: Let's split the difference.
ES: Partamos la diferencia:
ES: Dejémoslo en la mitad.
EN: Now, my idea's to split the difference... of $4.53... which, by a strange coincidence... happens to be exactly the amount of my legal fee.
ES: Mi idea es partir la diferencia de 4.53 $, que por una extraña coincidencia son exactamente mis honorarios.
EN: - I'll split the difference with you.
ES: - Dividiré la diferencia con Ud.
EN: We'll split the difference.
ES: Vamos a dividir la diferencia.
ES: Está bien, cambiaremos el plazo.
EN: I'm willing to split the difference with you and settle for half.
ES: Esperaba partir la diferencia contigo... y conformarme con la mitad.
EN: - Can't we split the difference?
ES: Bueno. ¿No podemos dividir la diferencia?
EN: I'll split the difference with you: $45.
ES: Partiré la diferencia contigo. Cuarenta y cinco dólares.
EN: - We could split the difference.
ES: - Pagaremos a medias.
EN: I'll split the difference.
ES: Encontraremos un punto medio.
EN: We'll split the difference, huh?
ES: Dividiremos la diferencia.
EN: - It does matter! I can split the difference in your mistakes.
ES: Quiero evaluar exactamente cualquier problema.
EN: Well, let's just split the difference, shall we? $250.
ES: ¿Por qué no mejor dividimos la diferencia? 250 dólares.
EN: Al, let's split the difference.
ES: Al, vamos a ser generosos.
EN: I split the difference with the bartender.
ES: Me divido la diferencia con el camarero.

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