noun

dividend

dividend

The company paid a high dividend to its shareholders.

The company paid a high dividend to its shareholders.

In 10 ÷ 2, the dividend is 10.

In 10 ÷ 2, the dividend is 10.

a dividend ((on sth.)) a share of profits paid to shareholders The company paid a high dividend to its shareholders.

Synonyms: share, payout, bonus

From Latin 'dividendus', meaning 'thing to be divided'. It is the gerundive of 'dividere' (to divide).

A dividend is something to be 'divided' among shareholders. It comes from the verb 'to divide'.

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