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divvy
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div·vy  (dv) 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.]

divvy1 Informal
n pl -vies
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Brit short for dividend esp (formerly) one paid by a cooperative society
2. US and Canadian a share; portion
vb -vies, -vying, -vied
(tr; usually foll by up) to divide and share

divvy2
n pl -vies
Dialect a stupid or foolish person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
divvy1 [ˈdɪvɪ]
A. N & ABBR (Brit) =dividend
B. VT (also to divvy up) → repartir

divvy2 [ˈdɪvɪ] N (Brit) (= fool) → tontaina mf
divvy (Brit inf) dim of dividendDividende f


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C&W also is the agent for the building's landlord, Brookfield Properties, who took exclusive control of the building after it acquired the property's former owner, Trizec--whose assets it divvied with its partner in the acquisition, The Blackstone Group.
And that's good, provided the funds are divvied up fairly to benefit all of California's many communities -- not just the politically connected ones.
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