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div·vy

 (dĭv′ē) Slang
tr.v. div·vied, div·vy·ing, div·vies
To divide. Often used with up: divvied up the loot.
n. pl. div·vies
A share or portion.

[Shortening and alteration of dividend.]
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divvy

(ˈdɪvɪ)
n, pl -vies
1. (Banking & Finance) Brit short for dividend, esp (formerly) one paid by a cooperative society
2. US and Canadian a share; portion
vb, -vies, -vying or -vied
(usually foll by: up) to divide and share

divvy

(ˈdɪvɪ)
n, pl -vies
dialect a stupid or foolish person
[C20: perhaps from deviant]
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div•vy

(ˈdɪv i)

v.t., v.i. -vied, -vy•ing.
to divide; distribute (often fol. by up): to divvy up loot.
n.
[1870–75; div (ide) + -y2]
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divvy


Past participle: divvied
Gerund: divvying

Imperative
divvy
divvy
Present
I divvy
you divvy
he/she/it divvies
we divvy
you divvy
they divvy
Preterite
I divvied
you divvied
he/she/it divvied
we divvied
you divvied
they divvied
Present Continuous
I am divvying
you are divvying
he/she/it is divvying
we are divvying
you are divvying
they are divvying
Present Perfect
I have divvied
you have divvied
he/she/it has divvied
we have divvied
you have divvied
they have divvied
Past Continuous
I was divvying
you were divvying
he/she/it was divvying
we were divvying
you were divvying
they were divvying
Past Perfect
I had divvied
you had divvied
he/she/it had divvied
we had divvied
you had divvied
they had divvied
Future
I will divvy
you will divvy
he/she/it will divvy
we will divvy
you will divvy
they will divvy
Future Perfect
I will have divvied
you will have divvied
he/she/it will have divvied
we will have divvied
you will have divvied
they will have divvied
Future Continuous
I will be divvying
you will be divvying
he/she/it will be divvying
we will be divvying
you will be divvying
they will be divvying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been divvying
you have been divvying
he/she/it has been divvying
we have been divvying
you have been divvying
they have been divvying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been divvying
you will have been divvying
he/she/it will have been divvying
we will have been divvying
you will have been divvying
they will have been divvying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been divvying
you had been divvying
he/she/it had been divvying
we had been divvying
you had been divvying
they had been divvying
Conditional
I would divvy
you would divvy
he/she/it would divvy
we would divvy
you would divvy
they would divvy
Past Conditional
I would have divvied
you would have divvied
he/she/it would have divvied
we would have divvied
you would have divvied
they would have divvied
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.divvy - short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
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divvy

verb
Slang. To give out in portions or shares:
noun
Slang. That which is allotted:
Informal: cut.
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divvy

1 [ˈdɪvɪ]
A. N & ABBR (Brit) =dividend
B. VT (also to divvy up) → repartir

divvy

2 [ˈdɪvɪ] N (Brit) (= fool) → tontaina mf
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divvy

(Brit inf) dim of dividendDividende f
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