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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
- superdividend noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dividend1
Example Sentences
It loaded the club with debt, and over the next 20 years, BBC Verify has found about £1.2bn has been spent on debt interest, debt repayments, dividends and fees to the family.
Paramount cut its dividend to shareholders two years ago, leaving the family in a financial bind.
It comes a week after Thames Water was fined a record £122.7m having broken rules over sewage treatment and paying out dividends.
" we see in that street is people have gone that extra mile looking after the wildlife and it is paying dividends," Packham added.
"It's been five years of probably frustration for the public but in reality it pays dividends in the long run," he said.
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