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 class as a whole produced 1,707 career win shares, a Basketball-Reference statistic which attempts to divvy up individual credit for team success. —Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025

Don’t assume all assets are equal When divorcing spouses are deciding how to divvy up assets, a financial adviser can play a crucial role in divining what different assets are actually worth. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 22 June 2025

This funding is divvied up to all 26 branches, which are located in 18 cities, five unincorporated communities and one juvenile hall, as well as a slew of other online and community resources. —Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025

After his father's death in 2002, Ambani and his younger sibling Anil divvied up the family empire. —Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy