split-cost

noun
UK /ˌsplɪt ˈkɒst/
US /ˌsplɪt ˈkɔːst/

A split cost is when two or more people each pay a part of the same bill.

We shared a taxi and agreed on a split cost of ten dollars each.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A pricing arrangement in which the total price is divided among several buyers or parties.

The group booking came with a split-cost option for each family.

3. In business, a method of dividing a project's expenses between two companies or departments.

The two firms agreed on a split-cost model for the joint research.

4. The portion of a total expense that one person is responsible for paying.

My split-cost for the weekend cabin was only forty dollars.