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 district is speaking weekly with irrigators across the region to best divvy up the water that remains. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025

How the coaches decide to divvy up the roles and distribute the football will be an intriguing subplot during camp. —Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025

Market structure legislation deals with the broader crypto market, aiming to divvy up oversight of the industry between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. —Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 July 2025

How the money will be divvied up to colleges figures to be a real game changer. —Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy