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carve up |
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carve someone or something up to damage someone or something by careless or purposeful cutting (of a person, can be figurative). Someone carved the tabletop up. Who did it and why? The boxer wanted to carve up his opponent. carve something up to divide something up, perhaps carelessly. The peace treaty carved the former empire up into several countries. You can't just carve up one country and give the pieces away. carve up something also carve something up to divide something into parts The new owner carved up the company and sold off several divisions. Local leaders have carved up the forest and turned the land over to a company that built homes on it. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) issuers, for certain transactions, will carve up the 'AAA' class into two or more classes ('carve-out certificates'), usually A-1, A-1A, A-2, etc. |
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