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

Property tax dollars within a city are divvied up between schools, the county, the city and special districts. —Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026

Although Republicans who dominate the state Legislature are aligned on the broad contours of the new map, the House and Senate have competing visions for how to divvy up certain localities, including which parishes will be kept whole and which will be sliced up. —David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026

Although Republicans who dominate the state Legislature are aligned on the broad contours of the new map, the House and Senate have competing visions for how to divvy up certain localities, including which parishes will be kept whole and which will be sliced up. —ABC News, 22 May 2026

Western states have struggled for years to divvy up the dwindling supply, and old agreements are expiring. —Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy