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div·vy
(dĭv′ē) Slangtr.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.
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divvy
Past participle: divvied
Gerund: divvying
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| divvy |
| divvy |
| Present |
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| I divvy |
| you divvy |
| he/she/it divvies |
| we divvy |
| you divvy |
| they divvy |
| Preterite |
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| I divvied |
| you divvied |
| he/she/it divvied |
| we divvied |
| you divvied |
| they divvied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am divvying |
| you are divvying |
| he/she/it is divvying |
| we are divvying |
| you are divvying |
| they are divvying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have divvied |
| you have divvied |
| he/she/it has divvied |
| we have divvied |
| you have divvied |
| they have divvied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was divvying |
| you were divvying |
| he/she/it was divvying |
| we were divvying |
| you were divvying |
| they were divvying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had divvied |
| you had divvied |
| he/she/it had divvied |
| we had divvied |
| you had divvied |
| they had divvied |
| Future |
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| I will divvy |
| you will divvy |
| he/she/it will divvy |
| we will divvy |
| you will divvy |
| they will divvy |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would divvy |
| you would divvy |
| he/she/it would divvy |
| we would divvy |
| you would divvy |
| they would divvy |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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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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
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divvy
verbSlang. To give out in portions or shares:
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Translations
divvy
1 [ˈdɪvɪ]A. N & ABBR (Brit) =dividend
B. VT (also to divvy up) → repartir
divvy
2 [ˈdɪvɪ] N (Brit) (= fool) → tontaina mfCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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