divvy up

Canada, UK/ˌdɪv.i ˈʌp/

verb

To divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.

“We can divvy up the last piece of cake and each have a little dessert.”

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Meanings

verbdivvy up (third-person singular simple present divvies up, present participle divvying up, simple past and past participle divvied up)

present singular third person divvies up · participle present divvying up · participle past divvied up · past divvied up · alternative divy up

  1. informalTo divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.

    We can divvy up the last piece of cake and each have a little dessert.

    Synonyms: divide

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo divide up: to divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.

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divide

More synonyms by meaning

verbgive out as one's portion or share

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shareportion outapportiondeal
Broader
distributegive outhand out
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apportiondealdecidedivideportionportion outseparateshare

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

A diminutive form of the phrasal verb divide up.

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Translations

Polish dzielić, podzielić
  • dzielićdivide up
  • podzielićdivide up
  • rozdzielaćdivide up
  • rozdzielićdivide up
  • wydzielaćdivide up
  • wydzielićdivide up
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