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to divvy

to divvy

15 7.3
To share something among a group of people
  • verb
  • /ˈdɪvi/
  • Informal
translation icon : repartir
  • The other card players pick the fat man's pockets and divvy up his winnings.

And the bigger you get in the the bigger the company, the more divvied up it is.

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Examples

  • In other words, how is the AAP going to divvy up the money it so eagerly wants?

    Blog text (3)
  • There, lawmakers divvy up the territory.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So last question is, with that being said, like how do you divvy up leads and everything?

  • So something happens at that point, which is they have to deal with how they divvy up the food.

  • - How we going to, uh, divvy this up right here?

  • You can divvy up the rest.

  • Then let's divvy this up and get started.

  • So the most practical way to exploit the new resources opened up by Blue Hole technology was to divvy up responsibilities.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • What do you say we divvy up the wedding gifts at brunch tomorrow?

  • We need to divvy up the tasks among all team members before the project starts.

Synonyms

to divide
vsto divvy
680 1.1

To split something into parts or groups

adds the idea of giving parts to people, not just splitting things
to deal
vsto divvy
199 1.5

To give out cards or other things to people

covers simple sharing among people without implying structure or turns
to distribute
vsto divvy
87 2.0

Give things to several people or places

focuses specifically on sharing among a group rather than wide spreading
to pass out
vsto divvy
68 2.7

To give things to people in a group, like papers or drinks

describes sharing across a group possibly in different ways or times
to dole out
vsto divvy
34 4.0

To give small amounts of something to several people over time

is general sharing at once rather than slow or small allocation
to pass around
vsto divvy
32 2.1

Hand something to each person in a group

covers giving out in any manner, not only by passing hand to hand
to carve up
vsto divvy
14 5.8

To divide something into parts to share between people

is the neutral act of sharing without implied forceful or decisive splitting
to divvy up
vsto divvy
  • Informal
10 4.2

Share things or money between several people

means the same but in the shorter single word form
to apportion
vsto divvy
8 7.0

To divide something and give parts to different people or groups

is the casual idea of sharing without formal allocation detail
to parcel
vsto divvy
6 5.3

To divide something into parts to give out

is the act of sharing now rather than preparing parts for later
to portion
vsto divvy
3 3.0

To give parts of something to different people

is the general act of sharing among a group rather than grouping distribution
to parcel out
vsto divvy
3 4.8

To divide something into parts and give each part to different people

is the simple sharing action without implying parceling beforehand
to portion out
vsto divvy
1 3.4

To divide something into parts and give each part to different people

is the everyday sharing action without stressing the act of dividing first
to proportion
vsto divvy
1 5.3

To divide something into parts according to a set share

is broader sharing without requiring precise ratios or formulae
to fractionalize
vsto divvy
8.4

To divide something into smaller parts so more people can own it

is simple sharing among people rather than technical ownership division

Antonyms

1.0

To continue doing something or stay in the same state

45 4.8

To collect and keep large amounts of food or other things for future use

Phrasal Verbs

to divvy up
  • Informal
10 4.2

Share things or money between several people

How Distributed

to allocate
92 4.5
to apportion
8 7.0
to divvy
  • Informal
15 7.3
to share
1.0
to split
513 1.3

Surface Forms

divvy infinitive
divvied past
divvied past participle
divvying present participle
divvies third person singular

Etymology

Divvy as a verb comes from the word divide and means to 'share' or 'split' something among people. So to divvy something is to give out parts to each person, like when you 'divvy up' the pizza.