dividend








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.
  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.

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 quantityCompare divisor
  6. law the proportion of an insolvent estate payable to the creditors
n.

late 15c., from Middle French dividende “a number divided by another,” from Latin dividendum “thing to be divided,” neuter gerundive of dividere (see divide). Mathematical sense is from 1540s. Meaning “portion of interest on a loan, stock, etc.” is from 1620s. Related: Dividends.

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

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

56 queries 0.556