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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from pie 'magpie' ( MAGPIE); because the different things in a pie are like the different things a magpie collects |
1DF fruit baked inside a pastry covering
2 British EnglishDF meat or vegetables baked inside a pastry or potato covering : 
I had steak and kidney pie with chips.
I had steak and kidney pie with chips.3 a share of something such as money, profits etc : The smaller companies want a bigger share of the pie.
slice/share/piece of the pie
The smaller companies want a bigger share of the pie.4 something good that someone says will happen, but which you think is impossible or unlikely : Hope of a cure is just pie in the sky. ➔ mud pie, pie chart
pie in the sky
Hope of a cure is just pie in the sky.