<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Some Latin American countries use the Spanish phrase pagar a la americana (literally' to pay American - style') which refers to a trait attributed to people from the United States or Canada . </P> <P> In Argentina specifically, a la romana,' Roman - style' (from Italian pagare alla romana,' pay Roman - style') is used occasionally, while pagar a la americana (' pay American - style') is the most common way of expressing this idea . Other alternatives are pagar cincuenta cincuenta (' pay fifty - fifty') or hacer mitad y mitad (also, colloquially, pagar miti miti),' pay half and half' . </P> <P> In Chile, the phrase used is hacer una vaca (' to make a cow') which means that each participant pays into a common pool to either pay the bill afterwards, or beforehand, when buying for a meeting or party at a home . In this case, a person is designated as the "bank" (the one who collects the money). This system is used either when planning the things to buy for a party, or when paying the bill in a restaurant or pub . It still is splitting the bill, but one person pays for all of it and is reimbursed by the others . In more formal settings (office party) the participants may require to see the supermarket bill to check that the money was spent as agreed . </P>

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