Sekirov Dictionary

carve-up

noun 2
carve up verb 2
forms 4

noun2

•
The distribution of something, as of money or booty.
- In the colonial carve-up that followed, lines were drawn between the port cities of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar. — 2012
(informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition.

carve up verb2

To cut into pieces.
•
To divide or dismember, separate into parts
- The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

forms

carved up · carving up · carves up · carve-ups

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