halfsies

slang Describing the act of sharing something, especially the cost of something, in equal proportion between two people. You wanna go halfsies on the bill? I don't feel like cooking tonight, let's go halfsies on a pizza instead. A: "I'll get us a hotel room, but can we go halfsies on it?" B: "Yeah, sure. I'll give you my share the next time I see you."

halvsies

(ˈhævziz)

mod. with each (of two) paying half. (see also go Dutch.) Let’s make it halvsies, and I pay for the parking, too.

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HEALTHCARE DESIGN has traditionally been a "halvsies" book--roughly half architects/designers and half hospital planners in its audience make-up.

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It seems to me that the Bush administration created this situation in Pakistan by going halvsies," he said.

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If participants are willing to play this game of halvsies for the next few years, the idea is that once Venice completes its new Palazzo del Cinema complex--something that won't happen before 2008--Mifed will morph into the Venice market, to be held entirely on the Lido.

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Go halvsies. Ask restaurants to use only half of the normal portion for high-fat ingredients such as cheese, oil, white sauce, or gravy.

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