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

Concerned citizens met up in parking lots to distribute matching T-shirts and divvy up their talking points. —Ira Wells june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025

The media rights deal for the Asia Cup is reportedly worth $170 million and divvied up between the ACC’s 27 members. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

The remaining 11 slots would be at-large and divvied up according to the CFP selection committee’s rankings. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 3 June 2025

The Oilers’ near comeback last spring drew over $24 million in ad revenue for Disney, including $12 million divvied between Games 4, 5 and 6 when Edmonton rallied to tie the series. —Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 3 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy