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dividend [ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd] n 1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance a. a distribution from the net profits of a company to its shareholders b. a pro-rata portion of this distribution received by a shareholder 2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the share of a cooperative society's surplus allocated at the end of a period to members 3. (Business / Insurance) Insurance a sum of money distributed from a company's net profits to the holders of certain policies 4. something extra; bonus 5. (Mathematics) a number or quantity to be divided by another number or quantity Compare divisor 6. (Law) Law the proportion of an insolvent estate payable to the creditors [from Latin dīvidendum what is to be divided; see divide]
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dividend Translations dividend [ˈdɪvɪdend] A. N 1. (Fin) → dividendo m 2. (fig) → beneficio m this should pay handsome dividends → esto ha de proporcionar grandes beneficios dividend [ˈdɪvɪdɛnd] n (COMMERCE) → dividende m (fig) to pay dividends (= bring advantages) → porter ses fruits dividend payment n → versement m de dividendes dividend yield n → rendement m d'une action 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 배당(금) 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 股息,红利 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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