"carve-up" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carve-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carve-up (plural carve-ups)
  1. (informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-carve-up-en-noun-WNbSeaR6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. (slang) The distribution of something, as of money or booty. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-carve-up-en-noun-Z1BPNEJQ

Inflected forms

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