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dividend

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div·i·dend  (dv-dnd)
n.
1. Mathematics A quantity to be divided.
2.
a. A share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society.
b. A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt.
3.
a. A share of a surplus; a bonus.
b. An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage.

[Alteration (influenced by French dividende) of Middle English divident, from Latin dvidns, dvident-, present participle of dvidere, to divide; see divide.]

dividend
Noun
1. a portion of a company's profits paid to its shareholders
2. an extra benefit: Saudi progressives saw a dividend to the crisis
3. Maths a number to be divided by another number [Latin dividendum what is to be divided]

dividend  (dv-dnd)
A number divided by another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
net income, net profit, profit, profits, earnings, lucre, net - the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
stock dividend - a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash
extra dividend - a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend
equalizing dividend - a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule
divvy - short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
2.dividend - a number to be divided by another number
number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
numerator - the dividend of a fraction
3.dividend - a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
bonus, incentive - an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

dividend
noun bonus, share, cut (informal) gain, extra, plus, portion, divvy (informal)
Translations
dividend [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd] ndividendo;
(fig) → beneficio

dividend [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd] ndividende m

dividend [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd] nDividende f (fig);
to pay dividends → sich bezahlt machen

dividend [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd] ndividendo

dividend
n dividend [ˈdividend]
the interest paid on shares etc a dividend of 2%. dividende, winsaandeel فائِدَة السَّهْم، رَبيحَه дивидент dividenda dividende; aktieudbytte der Gewinnanteil μέρισμα dividendo dividend سود osinko dividende דִיבִידֶנד लाभांश dividenda, djeljenik osztalék dividen arður dividendo 配当 (주식의) 배당금, 이익 배당 dividendas dividende dividen dividend utbytte, avkastning, dividende dywidenda dividendo dividend дивиденд dividenda dividenda dividenda utdelning, återbäring เงินปันผล kâr payı 股息,紅利 дивіденд کوئی رقم جو کمپنی کے حصہ داروں کو ان کے حصے کے تناسب میں برابر برابر تقسیم کی جاۓ cổ tức


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On the eighteenth the directors meet, and, instead of the customary dividend, a double dividend will be declared.
He saw a possibility, by much pinching, of saving money out of his salary toward paying a second dividend to his creditors, and it would not be easy elsewhere to get a situation such as he could fill.
His father had failed at a time of commercial panic as a country banker, had paid a good dividend, and had died in exile abroad a broken-hearted man.
 
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