melon-cutting
Definition
Noun: - Profit-sharing: In American slang, "melon-cutting" refers to the division of profits or spoils, especially among a group of people who have achieved a common goal or venture. - Distribution of booty: It can also mean the sharing of loot or plunder obtained through a joint effort.
Usage Examples
- (They divided the profits among themselves.)
- (They shared the stolen goods.)
Advanced Usage
- "to cut the melon": An idiomatic expression meaning to distribute profits or rewards.
- The investors were eager to cut the melon after the company's IPO. (They wanted to receive their share of the profits.)
Variants and Related Words
Melon (n): In slang, often refers to a large sum of money or profits to be divided.
- The annual bonus was a juicy melon for the employees. (The bonus was a large amount of money.)
Cut (v): To take a share or portion, especially of profits.
- Each partner will cut a fair piece of the earnings. (Each will receive a portion.)
Synonyms
- Dividend distribution: The formal process of sharing profits among shareholders.
- Spoils sharing: The division of gains from a successful venture.
- Booty division: The splitting of loot or plunder.
Related Idioms
Cut the pie: To divide something, often money or resources, among several parties.
- The team had to cut the pie evenly after winning the contract. (They divided the reward fairly.)
Share the spoils: To distribute the rewards of a successful enterprise.
- After the project was completed, the team shared the spoils. (They divided the profits.)