Bill Splitting Dictionary
The essential glossary for anyone who's ever split a check. Learn the terms, understand the pain, discover the solution.
- check anxiety /tʃɛk æŋˈzaɪəti/The rising dread when the check arrives and you ordered the salad.
- fair split /fɛr splɪt/Dividing a bill based on what each person actually consumed. Revolutionary concept.
- going dutch /ˈɡoʊɪŋ dʌtʃ/When everyone pays for exactly what they ordered. The civilized approach.
- itemized split /ˈaɪtəˌmaɪzd splɪt/When you pay for what you ordered. Revolutionary.
- shared appetizer problem /ʃɛrd ˈæpɪˌtaɪzər ˈprɑbləm/Three people ate the truffle fries. Six people are paying for them.
- split evenly /splɪt ˈiːv(ə)nli/The art of making someone else pay for your steak.
- the venmo dance /ðə ˈvɛnmoʊ dæns/That awkward moment when seven phones come out and nobody knows who's requesting from whom.
- tip splitting /tɪp ˈsplɪtɪŋ/The math nobody wants to do. 20% of your share, not 20% of theirs.
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