Definition

1. Noun:
   • A share of profits; a dividend: "divvy" is an informal, chiefly British term for a dividend, particularly one paid out by a cooperative society or similar organization to its members or investors.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The members received their annual divvy from the cooperative's profits.
  • He was pleased with the size of the divvy on his investment this quarter.

Advanced Usage

• "to divvy up" (phrasal verb): This is a more common usage in modern English, meaning to divide or share something out.
  • Let's divvy up the remaining tasks among the team.
  • They divvied up the proceeds from the sale equally.

Variants and Related Words

• Dividend (n): The formal, standard term for a sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders out of its profits.
• Divvy up (v): To apportion or distribute something.

Synonyms

• Share: A part or portion of something, especially money.
• Payout: A large payment of money, especially as a dividend or prize.
• Allotment: An amount of something, especially money, given to someone.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Divvy up: To divide and distribute.
  • We need to divvy up the responsibilities before we start the project.

Notes on Usage

• The noun "divvy" (meaning dividend) is considered informal and is now less common than the phrasal verb "divvy up."
• When used as a noun for a dividend, it often carries a slightly old-fashioned or specific connotation related to cooperatives.

Noun

1. short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society