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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Over the next five weeks, the Cardinals must establish how to divvy up playing time to multiple young players, while also putting their major-league club in a position to win games.
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
There's next to none about how that money is divvied up between the universities.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
And there’s not that much territory left to divvy up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Twenty years ago, Liz Claiborne Inc. and Jones Apparel Group were going to divvy up the New York scene between them, but they are both long gone, split up and sold into other budding fashion empires.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
There's next to none about how that money is divvied up between the universities.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
And there’s not that much territory left to divvy up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
Twenty years ago, Liz Claiborne Inc. and Jones Apparel Group were going to divvy up the New York scene between them, but they are both long gone, split up and sold into other budding fashion empires.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 13 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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