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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Members from all three tribes were divvied up into two teams for the season’s first reward challenge.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
That money would be divvied up into six areas:
$500,604 for the Concordia 27 development on the near west side that will offer affordable housing units, health and wellness services, and workforce training opportunities.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Charity Navigator for some years has offered a giving basket option that allows Americans to make a single donation that then gets divvied up between charities of their choosing.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
That amount, the moderators explained, would be divvied up among pairs of participants, each of which would get seventy-three green stickers worth two thousand euros each.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Oct. 2024
That money would be divvied up into six areas:
$500,604 for the Concordia 27 development on the near west side that will offer affordable housing units, health and wellness services, and workforce training opportunities.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
Charity Navigator for some years has offered a giving basket option that allows Americans to make a single donation that then gets divvied up between charities of their choosing.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
That amount, the moderators explained, would be divvied up among pairs of participants, each of which would get seventy-three green stickers worth two thousand euros each.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Divvy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divvy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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