divvied; divvying; divvies
: 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
David KirkpatrickInstead 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 upBrian GarrityWe divvied up the chores.
Money is easier to divvy up than property, …—Susan E. Kuhn
Susan E. KuhnWhen the time comes to divvy up the school funding pie, maintenance departments wait patiently in line for their slice of resources.—Mike Kennedy
Mike KennedyEarly 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
Grant A. Driessen and Joseph S. HughesExamples of divvy in a Sentence
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The season is divvied up between Xavier's exploration of what is outside and what continues to happen inside after the melee that transpired with Sinatra and Jane.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Monge used his mathematical skills to figure out the most cost-efficient way to divvy the materials up and send them to their destinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Market structure legislation, which seeks to divvy up oversight of the rest of the digital asset market between two financial regulators, has moved slower than stablecoin legislation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 June 2025
The rest is divvied up this way: Owners of six to 10 houses control 4% of California investment houses.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Monge used his mathematical skills to figure out the most cost-efficient way to divvy the materials up and send them to their destinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 July 2025
Market structure legislation, which seeks to divvy up oversight of the rest of the digital asset market between two financial regulators, has moved slower than stablecoin legislation.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 June 2025
The rest is divvied up this way: Owners of six to 10 houses control 4% of California investment houses.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for divvy
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“Divvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divvy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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