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(British) short for dividend
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divvy
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 (cx now rare dated English) ‘divine’; very pleasant, wonderful. alt. A dividend; a share or portion. n. A dividend; a share or portion. v To divide something into portions. Etymology 2 alt. A foolish person. n. A foolish person.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
divvy \divvy\ (d[i^]v"v[y^]), n. [shortened from dividend.] a dividend, especially one paid by a cooperative society.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society [also: divvied ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1872, American English, originally a noun, a slang shortening of dividend ; the verb was in use by 1877 and is primary now (the noun is not in "Webster's New World Dictionary"), leading some (such as "Webster's") to think the word is a slang alteration ...
Usage examples of divvy.
The lucrative deals in Europe and the United States were divvied up to others.
But equity from an independent investor meant the profits would have to be divvied up.
Missy and Star were home with Micah, all three well fed by the beef stew that Maida had brought Poppy, which Poppy had quickly divvied up and delivered to Micah along with the girls, and there was Griffin, who had helped Micah all day and was now badly in need of a shower and food.
Band-Celestials drew the attention of the Severeemish as the young women divvied up extra charges for their energy tubes and rocket magazines for their launchers.
Bloom talked about the history of the north, about land grants and how they had been lost, strayed, or stolen, divvied up.
Where was the sense in pulling all that stuff about taking me away and divvying up the ransom?
The Kirkendalls, the Clintons, walk away with bouncing boys--and their baby broker collects the fees, divvies up the rest of the shares.
He thought of the Leith pub in Trainspotting, the American tourist asking for the toilet, the schemies following him in, divvying the spoils after.