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

Officials expect the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, scheduled for late June, to shed light on how the alliance's European members will divvy up responsibility for getting hold of certain capabilities. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

One grant’s money is divvied up among other universities, hospitals, community nonprofits, and other government agencies, researchers said. —Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025

And even if state officials want some Californians to pay more for fire prevention, electric rates are a terrible way to divvy up the costs. —Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025

One grant's money is divvied up among other universities, hospitals, community nonprofits, and other government agencies, researchers said. —Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration from divide

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for divvy

• privy