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DIVVY (divvied)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does divvy mean? 

DIVVY (noun)
  The noun DIVVY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DIVVY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIVVY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("divvy" is a kind of...):

dividend (that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly)

Domain region:

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)


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