divvy

American  

[div-ee] / ˈdɪv i /

verb (used with or without object)

divvied, divvying

1. to divide; distribute (often followed byup ).

   The thieves divvied up the loot.

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noun

• divvies
  plural

1. a distribution or sharing.

divvy ¹ British  

/ ˈdɪvɪ /

noun

1. short for dividend, esp (formerly) one paid by a cooperative society

2. a share; portion

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verb

1. to divide and share

divvy ² British  

/ ˈdɪvɪ /

noun

1. dialect a stupid or foolish person

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• divvies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of divvy

1870–75; div(ide) or div(idend) + -y ²

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Explanation

To divvy something is to split it up between two or more people. You might divvy up a pizza among four friends, giving everyone two slices. If you and a friend have a lemonade stand, you'll divvy up the proceeds at the end of the day, sharing the money. You can also divvy other things: "Let's divvy this painting job — you do the trim, and I'll paint the walls." As a noun, a divvy is a share or a part of something — the word, from American English, is a shortened version of dividend, a divided payment, from the Latin dividendum, "thing to be divided."

Example Sentences

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“I propose a new, audacious, and perhaps desperate strategy: a ‘jailbreak,’ ” it wrote to two others, proceeding to divvy up research tasks.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

After Sol’s business partner died of a heart attack while sitting at his Chrysler Building desk, he and his partner’s son flipped coins to divvy up envelopes with dozens of properties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

FIFA’s prize money goes directly to national football federations, but each federation has the discretion to divvy up the funds however it wants, according to FIFA’s official governing documents.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

It could rewrite the rules that divvy up the ping-pong balls for the draft lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

“She’ll claim it’s community property, divvy it out to her minions, and there goes our emergency supply.”

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It could be one of the defining moments between now and the next general election, as the government divvies up spending for the health service, defence, schools, the police, prisons, courts and much else.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

The $1.5 billion offer price, which divvies out to about $14 per share, represents a 45% premium to WalkMe’s Tuesday closing share price.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024

The pro rata model, which is used by industry heavyweights like Spotify and Apple Music, pools all subscription money and divvies it up based on total streams across the platform.

From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2022

Congress divvies up the federal government into 12 pieces for purposes of determining annual spending levels.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022

Some poor divvies he'll bully-rag into swearin' lies an' others he'll buy.

From The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine

And Standard Oil’s progeny formed the core of the “Seven Sisters” oil majors that divvied up among themselves the Middle East’s resources until the 1970s.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

Sixty-four teams are divvied up into eight divisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

His vast empire, divvied between News Corp. and Fox Corp., allows his outlets to have different leanings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025

The problem stems from long-term funding challenges, Hsiao said in the interview, with the department receiving varying amounts of money each year that have to be divvied up among competing equipment needs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

Though there were some good-natured grumbles about the heat, soon enough a field was laid out and players divvied themselves up.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

That can mean multiweek exclusive global runs for potential blockbusters like December’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” or divvying up screens, as “Wicked: For Good” and “Zootopia 2” will do over Thanksgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

The second is that Central and Eastern European countries have a history of great powers divvying up their lands, first in 1938, in Munich with Adolf Hitler, and then in Yalta 1945, with Josef Stalin.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2025

They banged on maps of Africa, as if divvying up the continent to their liking.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

The office environment is calm and collegial, with meteorologists sharing tips as they gather around screens to watch the latest storm progress and divvying up duties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2023

Vonetta was good at keeping track of things and divvying them up between us, so I let her be in charge of handing out the “new state” candy.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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