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

His bill, the American Worker Rebate Act, would divvy out pandemic-style direct payments of at least $600 per adult and dependent child using tariff money. —Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025

Boutte’s snaps should be divvied up between DeMario Douglas and rookie Kyle Williams. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

The federal Child Care Development Fund uses a formula to divvy up resources to each state to help low-income families afford child care. —Amber Roberson, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025

Some things are non-negotiable as the states work to divvy up the water that flows down the Colorado River every year. —The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy