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divvy

American  
[div-ee] / ˈdɪv i /

verb (used with or without object)

divvied, divvying

  1. to divide; distribute (often followed byup ).

    The thieves divvied up the loot.

noun

plural

divvies

  1. a distribution or sharing.

divvy 1 British  
/ ˈdɪvɪ /

noun

  1. short for dividend, esp (formerly) one paid by a cooperative society

  2. a share; portion

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verb

  1. to divide and share

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
divvy 2 British  
/ ˈdɪvɪ /

noun

  1. dialect a stupid or foolish person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of divvy

1870–75; div(ide) or div(idend) + -y 2

Example Sentences

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It could rewrite the rules that divvy up the ping-pong balls for the draft lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal

They stuck by each other to chase the one thing they couldn’t divvy up: their dream of skating at the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The only way around it is for the states to agree how to divvy up the river in an equitable way.”

From Los Angeles Times

Poland became a pie that had been divvied up to be eaten by giants.

From Literature

In a joint interview with the Journal, Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig spoke about their efforts to craft regulations and divvy up oversight of the crypto industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

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