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dividend
[ div-i-dend ]
noun
- Mathematics. a number that is to be divided by a divisor.
- Law. a sum out of an insolvent estate paid to creditors.
- Finance.
- a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed.
- a sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of earnings.
- Insurance. (in participating insurance) a distribution to a policyholder of a portion of the premium not needed by the company to pay claims or to meet expenses.
- a share of anything divided.
Synonyms: ,
- anything received as a bonus, reward, or in addition to or beyond what is expected:
Swimming is fun, and gives you the dividend of better health.
dividend
/ ˈɪɪˌɛԻ /
noun
- finance
- a distribution from the net profits of a company to its shareholders
- a pro-rata portion of this distribution received by a shareholder
- the share of a cooperative society's surplus allocated at the end of a period to members
- insurance a sum of money distributed from a company's net profits to the holders of certain policies
- something extra; bonus
- a number or quantity to be divided by another number or quantity Compare divisor
- law the proportion of an insolvent estate payable to the creditors
dividend
- A number divided by another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.
dividend
- A payment to the stockholders of a corporation from the corporation's earnings.
Other Word Forms
- p·徱i·Ի noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dividend1
Example Sentences
"Climate change is already having a big impact on our wildlife, but a temporary blip like this is an end of April dividend for wildlife," says the Met Office's Grahame Madge.
Firms have been accused of paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives, while failing to invest enough money in the water infrastructure to cope with a growing population and more extreme weather.
Netflix's experience airing WWE shows since January - it says the first live show picked up just shy of five million views - seemed to pay dividends as WrestleMania aired largely without glitches.
Mr Kretinsky also agreed to restrictions on moving dividends out of Royal Mail Group and to respect agreements with and recognition of the CWU.
Trump, like Reagan, sees political dividends in his attacks.
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