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Dividend definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVIDEND, n.
1. A part or share; particularly, the share of the interest or profit of stock in trade or other employment, which belongs to each proprietor according to his proportion of the stock or capital.
2. In arithmetic, the number to be divided into equal parts.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
2: a number to be divided by another number
3: a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English divident, from Latin dividendus, gerundive of dividere Date: 15th century 1. an individual share of something distributed: as a. a share in a pro rata distribution (as of profits) to stockholders b. a share of surplus allocated to a policyholder in a participating insurance policy 2. a. a resultant return or reward <our efforts are finally paying dividends> b. bonus 3. a. a number to be divided b. a sum or fund to be divided and distributed • dividendless adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a sum of money to be divided among a number of persons, esp. that paid by a company to shareholders. b a similar sum payable to winners in a football pool, to members of a cooperative, or to creditors of an insolvent estate. c an individual's share of a dividend. 2 Math. a number to be divided by a divisor. 3 a benefit from any action (their long training paid dividends). Phrases and idioms: dividend stripping the evasion of tax on dividends by arrangement between the company liable to pay tax and another able to claim repayment of tax. dividend warrant Brit. the documentary authority for a shareholder to receive a dividend. dividend yield a dividend expressed as a percentage of a current share price. Etymology: AF dividende f. L dividendum (as DIVIDE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dividends) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A dividend is the part of a company's profits which is paid to people who have shares in the company. (BUSINESS) The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent. N-COUNT 2. If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on. PHRASE: V inflects 3. see also peace dividend

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Number to be divided. 2. Share, division, profits divided.

Moby Thesaurus

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