divvy up

• divy up

A diminutive form of the phrasal verb divide up.

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪv.i ˈʌp/

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

1. (informal) 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.

• See divide