English

Noun

carve-up ‎(plural carve-ups)

1. (informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition.
2. (slang) The distribution of something, as of money or booty.
   • 2012, The Economist, The Swahili coast: Contagion of discontent

     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.