dividing the bill
phraseUK /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə bɪl/
US /dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ ðə bɪl/
Sharing the cost of something fairly among friends.
After dinner, we divided the bill equally among the four of us.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Figuring out how much each person owes for a shared purchase.
Dividing the bill for the road trip took us ten minutes.
3. Separating a total amount into smaller parts for different people.
The app helps with dividing the bill when ordering groceries together.
4. Sharing responsibility for a group cost, sometimes not equally.
They divided the bill based on what each person ordered.