Definition of dividend Dividend
/dɪˈvɪdɛˌnd/ - [dividend] - div•i•dend
We found 13 definitions of dividend from 7 different sources.
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What does dividend mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dividends |
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| dividend - that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly | ||
| net income, net profit, earnings, lucre, profit, profits, 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 | ||
| dividend - a number to be divided by another number | ||
| number an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number" | ||
| dividend - a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dividend (Noun)
A number or expression that is to be divided by another. - dividend (Noun)
A pro rata payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically eg, quarterly or annually.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dividend (n.)
A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate. - dividend (n.)
A number or quantity which is to be divided.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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dividend
That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly. -
dividend
A bonus or something extra. -
dividend
A number to be divided by another number.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dividend
div′i-dend, n. that which is to be divided: the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual, by way of interest or otherwise.—Declare a dividend, to announce the sum per cent. a trading concern is prepared to pay its shareholders. [L. dividendum—dividĕre.]
Wikipedia 
- Dividends are payments made by a company to its shareholders. When a company earns more money than it spends, the extra money can either be spent on making the company better or it can be given to the people who own stock in the company as a dividend.
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🔤- dividend, noun, singular of dividends.
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