divvy

verb

div·vy ˈdi-vē

divvied; divvying; divvies

transitive verb

: divide, share

divvy a pie

Between now and then, managing the divestiture will eat up much of Allen's time—he must divvy tens of billions of dollars in assets …—

David Kirkpatrick

Instead of divvying the spoils of a $12-$18 CD sale, labels, artists and songwriters are vying for nickels and dimes from 99 cent downloads.—

Brian Garrity

—usually used with up

We divvied up the chores.

Money is easier to divvy up than property, …—

Susan E. Kuhn

When the time comes to divvy up the school funding pie, maintenance departments wait patiently in line for their slice of resources.—

Mike Kennedy

Early evidence suggests there has been a significant shift in how fiscal responsibilities are divvied up among the federal government, and state and local governments.—

Grant A. Driessen and Joseph S. Hughes

Examples of divvy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The change does not add any costs or fees, Reynolds said, but rather changes the way existing costs are divvied up Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric bills. —

Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024 Throughout it all, McCartney, who shimmered in a metallic silver minidress, divvied up her time between all her guests—see snaps of her and Matt Damon, Serena Williams, Penelope Cruz, and more! —

Vogue, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for divvy

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