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dividend

[ div-i-dend ]

noun

  1. Mathematics. a number that is to be divided by a divisor.
  2. Law. a sum out of an insolvent estate paid to creditors.
  3. Finance.
    1. a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed.
    2. a sum of money paid to shareholders of a corporation out of earnings.
  4. 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.
  5. a share of anything divided.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. 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

/ 藞诲瑟惫瑟藢诲蓻苍诲 /

noun

  1. finance
    1. a distribution from the net profits of a company to its shareholders
    2. a pro-rata portion of this distribution received by a shareholder
  2. the share of a cooperative society's surplus allocated at the end of a period to members
  3. insurance a sum of money distributed from a company's net profits to the holders of certain policies
  4. something extra; bonus
  5. a number or quantity to be divided by another number or quantity Compare divisor
  6. law the proportion of an insolvent estate payable to the creditors
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dividend

  1. A number divided by another. In the equation 15 梅 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.

dividend

  1. A payment to the stockholders of a corporation from the corporation's earnings.
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  • 蝉耻顎卲别谤路诲颈惫顎僫路诲别苍诲顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dividend1

First recorded in 1470鈥80; from Latin 诲墨惫颈诲别苍诲耻尘 鈥渢hing to be divided,鈥 neuter gerund of 诲墨惫颈诲别谤别 鈥渢o separate鈥; divide
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dividend1

C15: from Latin 诲墨惫颈诲别苍诲耻尘 what is to be divided; see divide
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"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.

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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.

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