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词汇 divvy
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divvy1

verbdivvied, divvies, divvyingˈdɪviˈdɪvi
[with object]informal
  • Share out.

    they divvied up the proceeds

    他们将所得均分。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He'll have a say in turnaround strategies and in how the assets are divvied up.
    • Its five songs are divvied up in several, nearly indistinguishable movements, but the album moves wholly, as a gross, plodding, overstuffed mass.
    • As early as next year, the Canadian share of the quota could be officially divvied up for the first time.
    • The subscription creates a digital pool which is then divvied up and returned to the rights holders.
    • About one-third of gate receipts is divvied up evenly; the other two-thirds goes to the home teams.
    • When you're not in the business of earning money but divvying it up, you don't need workers, you need servants and family.
    • Mom toiled until dawn divvying up her worldly goods, because, ‘you never know.’
    • The rest was divvied up between 22,000 Alberta producers, who received an average payment of about $18,000 each.
    • The seller pays 6% of purchase price (taken out of proceeds at closing) which is divvied up between the two realtors.
    • Should marital misconduct be taken into account when divvying up marital assets?
    • When he turned around, they were divvying up the pile they'd accrued.
    • In the end, more than $50 million went to pay lawyers, while hundreds of thousands of passengers divvied up about $400 million in travel vouchers.
    • Arguments over final salaries and divvying up the remaining assets became painfully contentious.
    • Both of these envisage a pot of compensation money and a mechanism for divvying it up, permitting the free exchange of artistic goods.
    • All the other information could have then been divvied up among bonuses, appendixes, and supplements.
    • NASA Centers and managers are now divvied up by a focus on science, exploration systems, space operations and aeronautics research.
    • As more exporters enter the market Australian companies are divvying up the pie into increasingly smaller shares.
    • Some discussions to have beforehand should include finances, habits, bedtime, room assignments, babysitters, and divvying up duties.
    • Questions were raised as to why that would be the case, and it all comes down to the allocation and how that will be divvied up.
    • Since that day, all the acreage around their place has been divvied up into little parcels that sprouted split-levels, fake brick fronts and emerald chem-lawn.
    Synonyms
    allocation, allotment, issuing, issuance, awarding, grant, granting, administration, earmarking, designation, setting aside, budgeting
nounPlural divvies ˈdɪviˈdɪvi
British informal
  • A dividend or share, especially of profits earned by a cooperative.

    〈英〉(尤指公司利润的)股息;红利;分红

    the divvy is being held at 8.8p

    红利保持在8.8便士。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Getting shot of this grocery chain is a sensible strategic decision, especially as the proceeds will help support the all-important divi.
    • The high divis might reflect good cash flows and management confidence about the future.
    • I got a full seven-day divi on her, and have day traded since then.
    • Loyalty cards, just like the old Green Shield stamps and the co-op divi are understandable but why, oh why, are these stores issuing credit and debit cards?
    • The new store will also see the introduction of the famous Co-op divi, through which customers can earn cash back on all their shopping.
    • When she died it was only natural that the Co-op would arrange the funeral, although I don't think we got any of her divi back.
    • The majority of our long-term return comes from reinvesting divvies and if we don't, our investments will grow far more slowly than we imagine.
    • On the subject of portfolio divvies, isn't it about time they cast a patronising glance towards one of the least favoured counties in the land?
    • The Co-op said the new divi would draw in the current loyalty card system and pay members twice yearly out of the group's profits.
    • Investing through an individual savings account ensures that any profits and divis you earn will be tax-free.
    Synonyms
    share, portion, percentage, premium, return, payback, gain, surplus, profit

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of dividend.

Rhymes

bivvy, chivvy, civvy, Livy, privy, skivvy, spivvy

divvy2

nounPlural divviesˈdɪviˈdɪvi
British informal
  • A foolish or stupid person.

    傻瓜;蠢人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He's being such an immense monomaniacal divvy about Anthony that his cycle of grinning wildly or crying his eyes out keeps speeding up with every passing day.
    • One of life's tantalising questions is whether the biggest divvies among us have ever had any idea how awful they are?
    • If she says that he called her a stupid divvy, they both know that it'll be all over the newspapers instantly.
    • He is the last Minister I can think of to say ‘I'm a divvy, get me out of here’ and that's 22 years ago for God's sake!
    • You get to say ‘Ah, yes, he may be a bit of a divvy now, but I knew him before he was famous‘.
    • Other time wasters to the life saving emergency service came from a divvy with a broken finger nail and another with a spot on the end of her finger.
    • He has rolled out all kinds of excuses for acting like a big tuneless divvy.
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod
adjective ˈdɪviˈdɪvi
British informal
  • Foolish; stupid.

    傻瓜;蠢人

    Synonyms
    foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin.

divvy1

verbˈdɪviˈdivē
[with object]informal
  • Divide up and share.

    they divvied up the proceeds

    他们将所得均分。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As more exporters enter the market Australian companies are divvying up the pie into increasingly smaller shares.
    • When he turned around, they were divvying up the pile they'd accrued.
    • The subscription creates a digital pool which is then divvied up and returned to the rights holders.
    • When you're not in the business of earning money but divvying it up, you don't need workers, you need servants and family.
    • Its five songs are divvied up in several, nearly indistinguishable movements, but the album moves wholly, as a gross, plodding, overstuffed mass.
    • He'll have a say in turnaround strategies and in how the assets are divvied up.
    • Both of these envisage a pot of compensation money and a mechanism for divvying it up, permitting the free exchange of artistic goods.
    • All the other information could have then been divvied up among bonuses, appendixes, and supplements.
    • Mom toiled until dawn divvying up her worldly goods, because, ‘you never know.’
    • In the end, more than $50 million went to pay lawyers, while hundreds of thousands of passengers divvied up about $400 million in travel vouchers.
    • The seller pays 6% of purchase price (taken out of proceeds at closing) which is divvied up between the two realtors.
    • The rest was divvied up between 22,000 Alberta producers, who received an average payment of about $18,000 each.
    • NASA Centers and managers are now divvied up by a focus on science, exploration systems, space operations and aeronautics research.
    • As early as next year, the Canadian share of the quota could be officially divvied up for the first time.
    • About one-third of gate receipts is divvied up evenly; the other two-thirds goes to the home teams.
    • Should marital misconduct be taken into account when divvying up marital assets?
    • Some discussions to have beforehand should include finances, habits, bedtime, room assignments, babysitters, and divvying up duties.
    • Arguments over final salaries and divvying up the remaining assets became painfully contentious.
    • Questions were raised as to why that would be the case, and it all comes down to the allocation and how that will be divvied up.
    • Since that day, all the acreage around their place has been divvied up into little parcels that sprouted split-levels, fake brick fronts and emerald chem-lawn.
    Synonyms
    allocation, allotment, issuing, issuance, awarding, grant, granting, administration, earmarking, designation, setting aside, budgeting
nounˈdɪviˈdivē
British informal
  • A dividend or share, especially of profits earned by a cooperative.

    〈英〉(尤指公司利润的)股息;红利;分红

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Loyalty cards, just like the old Green Shield stamps and the co-op divi are understandable but why, oh why, are these stores issuing credit and debit cards?
    • On the subject of portfolio divvies, isn't it about time they cast a patronising glance towards one of the least favoured counties in the land?
    • The majority of our long-term return comes from reinvesting divvies and if we don't, our investments will grow far more slowly than we imagine.
    • Getting shot of this grocery chain is a sensible strategic decision, especially as the proceeds will help support the all-important divi.
    • I got a full seven-day divi on her, and have day traded since then.
    • Investing through an individual savings account ensures that any profits and divis you earn will be tax-free.
    • The new store will also see the introduction of the famous Co-op divi, through which customers can earn cash back on all their shopping.
    • The Co-op said the new divi would draw in the current loyalty card system and pay members twice yearly out of the group's profits.
    • When she died it was only natural that the Co-op would arrange the funeral, although I don't think we got any of her divi back.
    • The high divis might reflect good cash flows and management confidence about the future.
    Synonyms
    share, portion, percentage, premium, return, payback, gain, surplus, profit

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of dividend.

divvy2

nounˈdivēˈdɪvi
British informal
  • A foolish or stupid person.

    傻瓜;蠢人

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You get to say ‘Ah, yes, he may be a bit of a divvy now, but I knew him before he was famous‘.
    • One of life's tantalising questions is whether the biggest divvies among us have ever had any idea how awful they are?
    • He's being such an immense monomaniacal divvy about Anthony that his cycle of grinning wildly or crying his eyes out keeps speeding up with every passing day.
    • He has rolled out all kinds of excuses for acting like a big tuneless divvy.
    • If she says that he called her a stupid divvy, they both know that it'll be all over the newspapers instantly.
    • Other time wasters to the life saving emergency service came from a divvy with a broken finger nail and another with a spot on the end of her finger.
    • He is the last Minister I can think of to say ‘I'm a divvy, get me out of here’ and that's 22 years ago for God's sake!
    Synonyms
    idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod
adjectiveˈdivēˈdɪvi
British informal
  • Foolish; stupid.

    傻瓜;蠢人

    Synonyms
    foolish, stupid, unintelligent, idiotic, brainless, mindless, witless, imbecilic, imbecile, doltish

Origin

1970s: of unknown origin.

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