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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When Choi Seon-chul, a hotshot at a rival paper firm says he's swamped at work, Man-su tells him to faint so the higher-ups will hire Man-su to help divvy up the work.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
The bottom six — Mahan, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Controller Betty Yee, state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra and former Assemblyman Ian Calderon — divvy up 30% of voters in the PPIC poll.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The seven basin states are split into two factions that have not agreed on how to divvy up cuts to water supplies in dry years.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Only Florida has hosted it more with 17 big games divvied up between Miami (11), Tampa (five) and Jacksonville.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2026
The bottom six — Mahan, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former state Controller Betty Yee, state schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond, former Attorney General Xavier Becerra and former Assemblyman Ian Calderon — divvy up 30% of voters in the PPIC poll.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The seven basin states are split into two factions that have not agreed on how to divvy up cuts to water supplies in dry years.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Only Florida has hosted it more with 17 big games divvied up between Miami (11), Tampa (five) and Jacksonville.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Divvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divvy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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