Refers to one's allotted share or portion, especially in contexts like splitting a bill or dividing work. Often used in the phrase 割り前勘定 (splitting the bill equally).
Let's split the bill for today's drinking party.
He finished his share of the work.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 割り (wari, 'division') + 前 (mae, 'portion'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period to refer to an allotted share.