divvy up
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. to divide something into smaller parts so you can share it with others.
phrasal verb. to divide or distribute something into portions; typically used for sharing resources, money, or tasks among a group.
Let's divvy up the bill between the four of us.
After the garage sale, the kids sat on the floor to divvy up the coins they had earned.
The committee spent three hours trying to divvy up the remaining budget among the various competing departments before the fiscal year ended.
A diminutive form of the phrasal verb divide up.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- split
- share
- portion out
- distribute
- Particles
- up
- Separability
- optional
- Pattern
- divvy + up + object
Often used with physical objects or responsibilities.
the word likely comes from 'divide'; it is a more playful and casual alternative to 'share' or 'distribute' in group settings.
We divvy the cake up.We divvy up the cake.while technically optional in some dialects, 'divvy up' is most commonly used as an inseparable unit when followed by a noun object.
Last updated April 24, 2026