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div⋅i⋅dend

[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.

Finance.

a.	a pro-rata share in an amount to be distributed.

b.	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.

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.

Origin:
1470–80; < L dīvidendum thing to be divided, neut. ger. of dīvidere to divide

Synonyms:
5. allotment, portion.

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div·i·dend (dĭv'ĭ-děnd')

Mathematics A quantity to be divided.
1. A share of profits received by a stockholder or by a policyholder in a mutual insurance society.
2. A payment pro rata to a creditor of a person adjudged bankrupt.
3. A share of a surplus; a bonus.
4. An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage.
1. A share of a surplus; a bonus.
2. An unexpected gain, benefit, or advantage.

[Alteration (influenced by French dividende) of Middle English divident, from Latin dīvidēns, dīvident-, present participle of dīvidere, to divide; see divide.]

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Dividend

Div"i*dend\, n. [L. dividendum thing to be divided, neut. of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]

1. 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.

2. (Math.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.

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Language Translation for : dividend

Spanish: dividendo,

German: der Gewinnanteil,

Japanese: 配当

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dividend

A payment to the stockholders of a corporation from the corporation's earnings.

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dividend

c.1477, from M.Fr. dividende "a number divided by another," from L. dividendum "thing to be divided," neut. gerundive of dividere (see divide). Sense of "portion of interest on a loan, stock, etc." is from 1690.

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Dividend

Distribution of a portion of a company's earnings, decided by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders. The amount of a dividend is quoted in the amount each share receives or in other words dividends per share.

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Dividends may be in the form of cash, stock, or property. Most secure and stable companies offer dividends to their stockholders. Their share prices might not move much, but the dividend attempts to make up for this.

High-growth companies don't offer dividends because all their profits are reinvested to help sustain higher-than-average growth.

Also spelled: dividentDPS

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dividend

A share of a company's net profits distributed by the company to a class of its stockholders. The dividend is paid in a fixed amount for each share of stock held. Although most companies make quarterly payments in cash (checks), dividends also may be in the form of property, scrip, or stock. Unlike interest on a debt, dividends must be voted on by the company's directors before each payment. See also bond dividend, capital dividend, cash dividend, consent dividend, constructive dividend, declaration date, declared dividend, ex-dividend date, final dividend, illegal dividend, interim dividend, liability dividend, liquidating dividend, optional dividend, stock dividend.

Main Entry: div·i·dend
Pronunciation: 'di-v&-"dend
Function: noun
1 : the part of corporate net earnings distributed usually periodically (as quarterly) to stockholders in the form of cash, additional shares, or property either as a set amount per share or a percentage of par value

constructive dividend
: a benefit (as unreasonable compensation or use of corporate property) or transfer of funds from a corporation to a shareholder that is interpreted by a taxing authority as a dividend

cumulative dividend
: a dividend distributed to preferred stockholders that is added to and paid with the next payment or future payments if not paid when due

extraordinary dividend
: a dividend declared in addition to a regular dividend because of unanticipated profits or a nonrecurring increase of revenue
2 : a share of the surplus earnings of a mutual insurance company paid to policyholders either in the form of cash disbursements or through reduction of premiums
3 : a payment disbursed to investors from the income of a mutual fund

dividend (dĭv'ĭ-děnd') Pronunciation Key
A number divided by another. In the equation 15 ÷ 3 = 5, 15 is the dividend.

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