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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.

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[Shortening and alteration of dividend.]

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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

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divvy²

n pl -vies

Dialect a stupid or foolish person

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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divvy² [ˈdɪvɪ] N (Brit) (= fool) → tontaina mf

divvy (Brit inf) dim of dividend → Dividende f