English Explanatory Dictionary

dividend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
  2. A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
  3. Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
verb
  1. To pay out a dividend.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/ en-us-dividend.ogg

Word forms

dividend dividends dividending dividended

Etymology

From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.

Related words

successor + = + +... = − = × = × ×... = ÷ = Or sometimes = √ = log(base) =

Derived words

cum dividend demographic dividend dividend equalisation reserve dividend king dividendless dividend queen dividend reinvestment plan dividend reinvestment program dividend stripping dividend trap ex dividend high-dividend yield trap liar's dividend pay dividends peace dividend predividend splividend
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