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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There are a number of creative ways to divvy this up that have nothing to do with luck.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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 5 Jun. 2025.
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