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. Hughes
Examples of divvy in a Sentence
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In direct response to fan theories that The Tortured Poets Department album would document the stages of heartbreak, Swift divvied up her current catalogue into five Apple Music playlists representing denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2024
Another $100 million would be divvied up between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Agriculture Services and state parks’ department to manage lands and fight invasive species like Burmese pythons.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
That huge pool of money is divvied up amongst hundreds of thousands of artists — some wealthy enough to live without royalty checks while many others need streaming to help keep their lights on.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
Fans seem willing to pay to be outfitted like Ohtani with demand soaring and profits to divvy up.
—Stephen Wade, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
The Safe Streets program is just one of at least 20 new competitive grants that will divvy up billions of dollars in infrastructure funding over the next few years.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
The idea of equitable distribution is, in turn, meant to grant flexibility in how things are divvied up; the division is supposed to be fair but not necessarily equal.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
This has bought states more time to figure out how to divvy up the river after 2026, when the current operating guidelines expire.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Super Tuesday arrived with voters in 15 states heading to the polls to determine how more than 800 Republican delegates would be divvied up between former president Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2024
Another $100 million would be divvied up between the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Agriculture Services and state parks’ department to manage lands and fight invasive species like Burmese pythons.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
That huge pool of money is divvied up amongst hundreds of thousands of artists — some wealthy enough to live without royalty checks while many others need streaming to help keep their lights on.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
Fans seem willing to pay to be outfitted like Ohtani with demand soaring and profits to divvy up.
—Stephen Wade, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
The Safe Streets program is just one of at least 20 new competitive grants that will divvy up billions of dollars in infrastructure funding over the next few years.
—USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
The idea of equitable distribution is, in turn, meant to grant flexibility in how things are divvied up; the division is supposed to be fair but not necessarily equal.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
This has bought states more time to figure out how to divvy up the river after 2026, when the current operating guidelines expire.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024
Super Tuesday arrived with voters in 15 states heading to the polls to determine how more than 800 Republican delegates would be divvied up between former president Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
by shortening & alteration from divide
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined above
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