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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition..
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.
"RMT will not sit back while this carve-up of the rail network is cooked up in company boardrooms. [...]".
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Carve-up means (informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition..
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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.
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