divvy

/ˈdɪvi/

Other forms: divvied; divvies

To divvy something is to split it up between two or more people. You might divvy up a pizza among four friends, giving everyone two slices.

If you and a friend have a lemonade stand, you'll divvy up the proceeds at the end of the day, sharing the money. You can also divvy other things: "Let's divvy this painting job — you do the trim, and I'll paint the walls." As a noun, a divvy is a share or a part of something — the word, from American English, is a shortened version of dividend, a divided payment, from the Latin dividendum, "thing to be divided."

Definitions of divvy

1. verb

   separate into parts or portions
   synonyms: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up

   types:

   subdivide

   divide into smaller and smaller pieces

   format, initialise, initialize

   divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

   sectionalise, sectionalize

   divide into sections, especially into geographic sections

   triangulate

   divide into triangles or give a triangular form to

   unitise, unitize

   divide (bulk material) and process as units

   lot

   divide into lots, as of land, for example

   parcel

   divide into parts

   sliver, splinter

   divide into slivers or splinters

   paragraph

   divide into paragraphs, as of text

   canton

   divide into cantons, of a country

   Balkanise, Balkanize

   divide a territory into small, hostile states

   type of:

   change integrity

   change in physical make-up
2. noun

   short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
   type of:

   dividend

   that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly