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

Central fights include how to divvy up cap-and-invest climate dollars, whether to shield utilities from wildfire liability, and whether to roll back controversial shortcuts to environmental review for industrial projects. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Prenups are traditionally signed before vows are exchanged to protect or divvy up assets in case of a divorce, but their purpose is expanding, lawyers said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

The plan is the latest stage in the quest to divvy up the shrinking water of the Colorado River. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

After graduating from college, her sons, Sean and Mackenzie, divvied up post-production and sales and distribution responsibilities. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy