dividend
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.
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.
Origin of dividend
1Other words for dividend
Other words from dividend
- su·per·div·i·dend, noun
Words Nearby dividend
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use dividend in a sentence
Aurora’s hope is that its narrow focus on “the Driver” — the hardware and software system for controlling the car — rather than building the vehicle itself or maintaining a ride-sharing service, will pay dividends.
Last Unicorn Standing: Can This Self-Driving Innovator Survive? | Charu Kasturi | August 27, 2020 | OzySo, long term, the strategy of challenging incumbents could pay dividends for the left.
Progressive Groups Are Getting More Selective In Targeting Incumbents. Is It Working? | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 21, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIf you devote a little bit of your time and effort to these lists, they will pay great dividends to come search campaigns.
How to use in-market audiences for better search campaigns | Harikrishna Kundariya | August 18, 2020 | Search Engine WatchGeorge Tzougros, executive director, Wisconsin Arts BoardSuch initiatives are paying dividends.
The know-how to fine-tune your searches will help you become a better SEO and pay dividends over the long term.
Google advanced search: Six powerful tips for better SEO | Aditya Sheth | June 30, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
Since then, all dividend payments have been frozen and Iran receives “no uranium or revenue from the mine.”
In exchange for the cash, Fannie and Freddie issued preferred stock to Treasury that was supposed to pay 10 percent dividend.
Remember the $182 Billion AIG Bailout? It Just Wasn’t Generous Enough | Daniel Gross | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFannie Mae in September paid a $10.2 billion dividend and Freddie Mac paid a $4.4 billion dividend.
Government Shuts Down and Private Sector Feels the Pain, Too | Daniel Gross | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe company also announced Tuesday that it would jack up its quarterly dividend by 26.7 percent, from 30 cents to 38 percent.
Most of that money will be shipped home to the U.S. and passed out to shareholders at extremely favorable dividend taxation rates.
Financial depression had succeeded a time of wild excitement, and the Midland dividend had fallen from seven to two per cent.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHe appeared before the shareholders, offered, if his advice and methods were adopted, to guarantee double the then dividend.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBut a bank can retain a dividend that has been declared to reduce the indebtedness of the owner to the bank for his stock.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesOne of the most cheerful things a corporation can do is to declare a dividend, especially if it be a large one.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesWhether a dividend shall be declared, and also the amount, are questions lying largely within the discretion of the directors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for dividend
/ (ˈdɪvɪˌdɛnd) /
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
Origin of dividend
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for dividend
[ dĭv′ĭ-dĕnd′ ]
A number divided by another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for dividend
A payment to the stockholders of a corporation from the corporation's earnings.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Browse